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• The Impact of Black Lung and a Methodology for Controlling Respirable Dust
  12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An 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.
• Evaluation of Engineering Controls at Bagging Operations to Reduce Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust
  8/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article that reviews available dust control technologies for bagging operations and discusses the findings of a recent case study of the current types of bagging and palletizing technologies in use.
• Design of a Water Curtain to Reduce Accumulations of Float Coal Dust in Longwall Returns
  7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study to determine the optimal configuration of a water curtain developed to reduce float coal dust in mine airways.
• Forty Years of NIOSH/USBM-developed Control Technology to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposure for Miners in Industrial Minerals Processing Operations
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article highlighting a number of effective dust-control techniques that have been developed and tested by NIOSH and the USBM since the implementation of the 1977 Mine Safety and Health Act.
• The Design of a Laboratory Apparatus to Simulate the Dust Generated by Longwall Shield Advances
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper outlines the design parameters for a shield dust simulator.
• A Field Study of a Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain (2nd Generation) for Respirable Coal Mine Dust Control
  9/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article describes NIOSH's testing of a 2nd generation roof bolter canopy air curtain (CAC) design at a Midwestern underground coal mine.
• Field Investigation to Measure Airflow Velocities of a Ram Dump Car Using Circular Routing at a Midwestern Underground Coal Mine: A Case Study
  8/16/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a field investigation completed to determine air velocities as well as operator dust exposure during shuttle car operation.
• Comparison of the CAS-POL and IOM Samplers for Determining the Knockdown Efficiencies of Water Sprays on Float Coal Dust
  3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining the effects of spray type, operating pressure, and spray orientation on knockdown efficiencies on float coal dust for seven different water sprays.
• A Comparison of Respirable Crystalline Silica Concentration Measurements Using a Direct-on-filter Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Transmission Method vs. a Traditional Laboratory X-ray Diffraction Method
  1/10/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study comparing respirable crystalline silica concentration measurements using an end-of-shift Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry method versus a traditional laboratory X-ray diffraction analysis.
• Evaluating the Use of a Field-based Silica Monitoring Approach with Dust from Copper Mines
  1/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study demonstrating the potential of using a portable FTIR for estimation of crystalline silica in respirable dust samples for in-field exposure monitoring.