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11/30/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing a study at an underground limestone mine crusher booth that evaluated a filtration and pressurization system, two experimental prototype filters, and three cab pressure monitoring devices.
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8/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing the comparative analysis of two different types of filters--MERV 16 and HEPA--and their respective efficiency in the enclosed cab systems of two separate pieces of mining equipment.
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2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article about the design and testing of a new environmentally controlled primary crusher operator booth at a granite quarry near Wausau, WI.
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12/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study examines the efficiency of a filtration and pressurization system that was installed in a control room at a mineral processing plant to reduce respirable dust concentrations.
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2/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing the results of a field test to verify the effectiveness of MERV 16 filters in the enclosed cab filtration systems on a face drill and roof bolting mining machine, which were tested at an underground limestone mine.
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9/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article describes a study where a two-instrument particle counting method was used to examine a new cab filtration system design for underground industrial minerals equipment.
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7/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study investigating a FTIR method for end-of-shift silica measurement on filter samples that assesses the influence of radial deposition uniformity on the accuracy of the method.
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7/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis experimentally designed air curtain, adapted for roof bolting machines used in this study, is based upon previous design prototypes, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and trial-and-error testing.
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10/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH recently performed a laboratory study to evaluate which factors on an enclosed-cab filtration system are most significant.
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5/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH research on reducing heavy equipment operator exposure to dust is detailed in this report.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program