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1/18/2023 - Research projectsA project to design, validate, and promote the use of advancements in monitoring the exposure of miners to respirable dust, respirable crystalline silica, and diesel particulate matter.
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3/25/2022 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract with Virginia Tech University to research respirable crystalline silica characteristics in coal mine dust samples and in samples representative of major dust sources.
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1/31/2022 - News articlesNew editions of NIOSH's dust control guides for coal mining and industrial minerals mining and processing
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1/1/2022 - Information CircularsThis report details how to implement field-based monitoring for respirable crystalline silica using portable Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
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12/17/2021 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to extend canopy air curtain technology to shuttle car operators by developing a canopy air curtain system for shuttle cars that will reduce the operators’ respirable dust exposure.
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12/1/2021 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsFind simple solutions that you can use to limit dust exposure and reduce the risk of injuries and musculoskeletal disorders.
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9/3/2021 - Research areasThis page summarizes how NIOSH is addressing respiratory diseases in the mining industry.
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12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study comparing dry dust collection with a wet dust collection at one coal mine location.
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12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article discussing the impact of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung, and a general methodology for controlling respirable dust in underground coal mines.
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10/26/2020A partnership between the NIOSH Mining Program and MSHA to share information concerning respirable mine dust.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program