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• Effects of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil on Emissions of Aerosols and Gases from Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Older Technology Engines
  4/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This 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.
• Sampling and Analysis Method for Measuring Airborne Coal Dust Mass in Mixtures with Limestone (Rock) Dust
  4/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH discusses a new sampling and analysis protocol to accurately measure the coal dust portion of airborne dust when mixed with incombustible limestone dust.
• Injury Surveillance and Safety Considerations for Large-Format Lead-Acid Batteries Used in Mining Applications
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article investigates the design and implementation of large-format lead-acid batteries to identify safety interventions that can mitigate these inherent hazards.
• 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.
• Using Software to Predict Occupational Hearing Loss in the Mining Industry
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH discusses a software program that estimates the loss of hearing ability caused by occupational noise exposures.
• Influence of Continuous Mining Arrangements on Respirable Dust Exposures
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH reports and analyzes dust concentrations measured for remote-controlled continuous mining machine operators as well as haulage operators at 10 U.S. underground mines.
• Measurement of RF Propagation Around Corners in Underground Mines and Tunnels
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article from NIOSH reports measurement results for radio frequency RF propagation around 90-degree corners in tunnels and underground mines, for vertically, horizontally, and longitudinally polarized signals.
• A Case Study of Multi-Seam Coal Mine Entry Stability Analysis with Strength Reduction Method
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH describes the advantage of using numerical models with the strength reduction method to evaluate entry stability in complex multiple-seam conditions.
• Evaluation of Detection and Response Times of Fire Sensors Using an Atmospheric Monitoring System
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH describes a series of full-scale experiments that evaluated an atmospheric monitoring system for fire detection in other areas of a coal mine.