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• Characteristics of Fugitive Dust Generated from Unpaved Mine Haulage Roads
  12/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Two field surveys were recently conducted to quantify fugitive dust generation and dispersion from truck traffic on unpaved and untreated mine haulage roads.
• Use of a Directional Spray System Design to Control Respirable Dust and Face Gas Concentrations Around a Continuous Mining Machine
  12/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A laboratory study assessed the impacts of water spray pressure, face ventilation quantity, and line brattice setback distance on respirable dust and SF6 tracer gas concentrations around a continuous mining machine using a sprayfan or directional spray ...
• Disease and Illness in U.S. Mining, 1983-2001
  12/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Describes inconsistencies in disease and illness reporting in U.S. mining, identifies under-reporting of disease and illness in U.S. mining, and summarizes selected disease and illness in U.S. mining from 1983 through 2001.
• Submicrometer Elemental Carbon as a Selective Measure of Diesel Particulate Matter in Coal Mines
  10/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A monitoring method for diesel particulate matter was published as Method 5040 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
• The Effects of Ventilation and Preburn Time on Water Mist Extinguishing of Diesel Fuel Pool Fires
  9/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Reports on the evaluation of water mist for the suppression of underground mine fires, such as fires in diesel fuel storage areas.
• Field Method for the Determination of Insoluble or Total Hexavalent Chromium in Workplace Air
  9/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health method 7703 is a portable field procedure for the analysis of workplace air filter samples for hexavalent chromium (CrVI) content immediately after the samples are collected. The field method prescri...
• Work-Principle Model for Predicting Toxic Fumes of Nonideal Explosives
  8/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The work-principle from thermodynamics was used to formulate a model for predicting toxic fumes from mining explosives in underground tests, where rapid turbulent combustion in the surrounding air noticeably changes the resulting concentrations.
• Whole-Body Vibration and Postural Stress among Operators of Construction Equipment: A Literature Review
  7/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This review evaluates selected papers that have studied exposure to whole-body vibration and awkward posture among operators of mobile equipment.
• Expectations vs. Experience: Training Lessons Based Upon Miners' Difficulties when Using Emergency Breathing Apparatus
  4/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A field test of the NIOSH-developed training product "I Can't Get Enough Air" was conducted to determine if it led to improvements in miner's scores on a true/false test of their SCSR's functional capabilities and proper usage.
• Measurement of Airflow in a Simulated Underground Mine Environment Using an Ultrasonic Anemometer
  1/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Reports on a test system and computer program developed for using a three-axis ultrasonic anemometer to measure airflow in a simulated mine entry.