- Research methods and measures:
- Sampling
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9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesResults from the NIOSH underground dust surveys and current longwall dust control technology and operating practices are discussed.
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6/1/2010 - Conference papersThis paper discusses factors that could result in a potential undetected dust explosion hazard, when using current dust sampling procedures, in an area that otherwise appears to be adequately protected with rock dust.
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8/1/2006 - Conference papersNIOSH and MSHA conducted a joint survey to determine the range of coal particle sizes found in dust samples collected from intake airways of U.S. coal mines.
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2/11/2020 - Technology NewsUse this commercially available particle sampler to assess airborne workplace hazards.
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5/10/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing dust collection equivalency testing of a new PDM air inlet against the original cap-mounted inlet design.
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2/1/2014 - Book chapters, Peer reviewed journal articlesA journal article presenting an analysis of the % of silica in dust samples for the U.S. mining industry collected from 1997 to 2011.
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5/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study presents geochemical data produced from the analysis of coal and adjacent rock samples retrieved from coal mining regions in the U.S. to examine mineral matter provenance.
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1/1/2011 - Book chaptersWhile approaches to workplace aerosol measurement differ; this book chapter emphasizes the basic sampling philosophies and methods used routinely in the workplace and the application of direct-reading monitors.
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6/1/2010 - Conference papersIn this paper instrumentation and sampling strategies for accurate monitoring of airflow in an entry using two-axis and three-axis ultrasonic anemometers are evaluated.
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6/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesResearchers at NIOSH are developing methods for characterizing ultrafine aerosols in workplaces. One method includes the detailed analysis of collected particles using electron microscopy (EM).