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• Diesel Aerosols and Gases in Underground Mines: Guide to Exposure Assessment and Control
  10/1/2011 - Guides and manuals, Reports of Investigations
  A comprehensive guide to establish a program to curtail diesel particulate matter emissions, control pollutants after release in an underground mine environment and reduce exposures using administrative controls.
• Effects of Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment Devices on Concentrations and Size Distribution of Aerosols in Underground Mine Air
  9/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper summarizes the results of a study conducted to evaluate the effects that several types of DPFs, DFEs, and a DOC have on the concentration and size distribution of diesel aerosols in an underground mine.
• Diesel and Welding Aerosols in an Underground Mine
  7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing aerosols generated by a diesel-powered vehicle and manual metal arc welding in an underground mine.
• Advanced Strategies for Controlling Exposures to Diesel Aerosols
  4/2/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop and implement workplace solutions to reduce miners’ overexposure to hazardous airborne contaminants emitted from diesel-powered equipment.
• Effects of FAME Biodiesel and HVORD on Emissions from an Older Technology Diesel Engine
  12/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper comparing the potential of FAME biodiesel and HVORD as a control strategy to reduce the exposure of underground miners to aerosols and gases emitted by diesel-powered equipment.
• Control Technologies and Strategies for Reducing Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Emissions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce exposures of underground miners to diesel particulate matter and gases through implementation of control technologies and understanding of the risks associated with  exposure to diesel engine emissions.
• Effects of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil on Emissions of Aerosols and Gases from Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Older Technology Engines
  4/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH describes a study conducted to assess the potential of hydrotreated vegetable oil renewable diesel (HVORD) as a control strategy to reduce exposure of workers to diesel aerosols and gases.
• Quantification of Optical and Physical Properties of Combustion-Generated Carbonaceous Aerosols (less than PM2.5) Using Analytical and Microscopic Techniques
  3/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing experiments conducted to quantify and characterize the optical and physical properties of combustion-generated aerosols during both flaming and smoldering combustion of three materials common to underground mines.
• Aerosols and Criteria Gases in an Underground Mine That Uses FAME Biodiesel Blends
  10/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study assessing heavy-duty haulage trucks' contribution to the concentrations of aerosols and criteria gases in underground mine air and the physical properties of those aerosols for three FAME biodiesel blends.
• Diesel Aerosols and Gases in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines
  4/2/2013 - Conferences, workshops, and seminars
  Workshop on diesel aerosols and gases in underground metal and nonmetal mines.