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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.
• Guidelines for the Control and Monitoring of Methane Gas on Continuous Mining Operations
  4/1/2010 - Reports of Investigations, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  This NIOSH publication demonstrates how existing and new engineering controls can be used to reduce face methane levels.
• Effectiveness of Selected Diesel Particulate Matter Control Technologies for Underground Mining Applications: Isolated Zone Study, 2004
  8/1/2006 - Reports of Investigations
  This study evaluated the effectiveness of the state-of-the-art technologies for controlling DPM and gaseous emissions from underground diesel-powered mining equipment using the isolated zone approach.
• Remote Fiber-Optic Methane Monitor
  1/1/1992 - Reports of Investigations
  Reports on the U.S. Bureau of Mines development and testing of an instrinsically safe methane monitor based on differential absorption of infrared light.
• Performance Comparison of Rescue Breathing Apparatus
  10/1/1999 - Reports of Investigations
  A performance comparison of 14 rescue breathing apparatus was undertaken as an assessment of past and present worldwide technology. Rescue breathing apparatus are self-contained, closed-circuit breathing apparatus used for entry into areas having atmosp...
• A 20-Liter Furnace Test Method to Determine the Combustion Gas Toxicity of Conveyor Belts
  1/1/1996 - Reports of Investigations
  Pittsburgh Research Center conducted experiments with mine conveyor belt samples in a 20-L furnace and in a laboratory fire tunnel to measure and compare the major toxic gas concentrations evolved during the combustion of the materials.
• Evaluation of Smoke Detectors for Mining Use
  1/1/1995 - Reports of Investigations
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines has constructed a smoke chamber and developed sensitivity tests for smoke detectors. Evaluation of six smoke detectors showed their potential for use as mine fire sensors or as part of a mine atmospheric monitoring system.
• Evaluation of Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filters Used in an Underground Metal Mine
  1/1/1993 - Reports of Investigations
  Catalyzed diesel particulate filters (CDPFs) reduce the concentration of diesel particulate matter (DPM) and may reduce the emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) in diesel exhaust.
• Hybrid Fiber-Optic Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Monitor
  1/1/1992 - Reports of Investigations
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed an intrinsically safe carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring system for mines by coupling a fiber-optic data telemetry system with a prototype electrochemical CO monitor.
• Rotary Drilling Techniques Used in the Beckley Coalbed
  1/1/1989 - Reports of Investigations
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines used a contact drilling strategy with short-collared assemblies in order to rotary drill long horizontal methane drainage holes in the Beckley coalbed near Glen Daniel, West Virginia. By decreasing the thrust and increasing the ...