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• Direct-on-Filter alpha-Quartz Estimation in Respirable Coal Mine Dust using Transmission Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry and Partial Least Squares Regression
  5/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article by NIOSH about a study demonstrating the feasibility of end-of-shift measurement of α-quartz using a direct-on-filter (DoF) method to analyze coal mine dust samples deposited onto polyvinyl chloride filters.
• Characterizing Particle Size Distributions of Crystalline Silica in Gold Mine Dust
  1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH describes a study in which gold mine dust samples underwent gravimetric analysis, quantification of silica, and characterization via aerodynamic and scanning mobility particle sizers.
• A Portable Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Instrument for Rapid Sampling and Analysis of Silicon-Containing Aerosols
  5/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article on a new portable instrument describes laboratory testing that demonstrated the instrument’s plausibility for identifying hazardous levels of silicon-containing compounds.
• Promoting Early Exposure Monitoring for Respirable Crystalline Silica: Taking the Laboratory to the Mine Site
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a NIOSH-proposed solution for on-site quantification of respirable crystalline silica in dust samples.
• Emissions from a Diesel Engine using Fe-based Fuel Additives and a Sintered Metal Filtration System
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An 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.
• Examination of a Newly Developed Mobile Dry Scrubber (DS) for Coal Mine Dust Control Applications
  2/21/2016 - Conference proceedings, Peer reviewed journal articles
  This publication describes the results from testing a new dry scrubber that's designed to dramatically cut the levels of coal and quartz (silica) dust in underground coal mines.
• Formative Research to Reduce Mine Worker Respirable Silica Dust Exposure: A Feasibility Study to Integrate Technology into Behavioral Interventions
  2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article on the formative data collection and analysis that informed the development of a multilevel intervention to bridge health communication between workers and management to reduce mine worker overexposure to respirable silica dust.
• Evaluation of Diffuse Reflection Infrared Spectrometry for End-of-Shift Measurement of α-quartz in Coal Dust Samples
  7/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing a study investigating the use of diffuse reflection infrared spectronomy to detect end-of-shift airborne quartz exposure.
• The Relationship between Elemental Carbon and Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines in the United States and Coal Mines in Australia
  3/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing an investigation of the relationship between total carbon and elemental carbon from diesel particulate matter samples to determine if a single conversion factor can be used for all metal/nonmetal mines.
• Evaluation of a Wearable Monitor for Measuring Real-time Diesel Particulate Matter Concentrations in Several Underground Mines
  12/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An 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).