Modify Selection
- Hazards and exposures:
- Diesel exhaust
Home Links
Results 11 - 20 of 51
-
12/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA 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.
-
3/1/2017 - Technology NewsThis Technology News describes the latest version of the EVADE software, version 2.0, which is now available from NIOSH to help identify hazardous exposures in workplace environments.
-
10/22/2016 - Research projectsA 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.
-
5/23/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to design composite sensing materials to develop a sensor that is sensitive to carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide at the desired concentrations but is not affected by the interferences present in mines.
-
4/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis 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.
-
3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article that describes a series of laboratory tests conducted to assess the effects of Fe-containing fuel additives on aerosols emitted by a diesel engine retrofitted with a sintered metal filter (SMF) system.
-
3/31/2015 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop a monitor that can measure diesel particulate matter (DPM) in real time for at least a month and provide information on the mine-wide DPM concentrations to a central control station located on the surface.
-
12/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article presenting a performance evaluation of a wearable, real-time DPM monitor, the Airtec, in several underground metal/nonmetal mines by comparing it to the standard method for determining DPM exposures (NIOSH method 5040).
-
10/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA 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.
-
6/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article evaluating a commercial instrument developed based on NIOSH research for measuring EC concentrations in real time.
Home Links
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program