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• 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.
• Particle Size and Surface Area Effects on Explosibility Using a 20-L Chamber
  6/25/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper examining the particle size distributions, specific surface areas (SSA), and the explosion suppression effectiveness of various rock dusts.
• Analysis of the Silica Percent in Airborne Respirable Mine Dust Samples from U.S. Operations
  2/1/2014 - Book chapters, Peer reviewed journal articles
  A journal article presenting an analysis of the % of silica in dust samples for the U.S. mining industry collected from 1997 to 2011.
• Attenuation and duration of seismic signals generated from controlled methane and coal dust explosions in an underground mine
  12/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Seismic monitoring provides a useful means for detection and evaluation of events resulting from mining activity.
• Deposition Uniformity of Coal Dust on Filters and its Effect on the Accuracy of FTIR Analyses for Silica
  7/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study investigating a FTIR method for end-of-shift silica measurement on filter samples that assesses the influence of radial deposition uniformity on the accuracy of the method.
• Analysis of Post-Explosion Residues for Estimating Flame Travel During Coal Dust Deflagrations
  10/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH conducted a series of large-scale explosion experiments at the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine to investigate the inerting effect of limestone rock dust. Post-explosion dust residue samples were analyzed to infer flame travel.
• Effectiveness of Dust Dispersion in the 20-L Siwek Chamber
  1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This research evaluated the quality of dust dispersion in the Siwek 20-L chamber using Pittsburgh coal, Gilsonite, and purple K dusts.
• Controlling Dust Exposures in Longwall Mining Utilizing A Simple Barrier
  12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This investigation tested the feasibility of enhancing existing engineering dust controls by mounting a simple barrier on a longwall shearer that separated the operators from the cutting drums.