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• Benchmarking Longwall Dust Control Technology and Practices
  9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Results from the NIOSH underground dust surveys and current longwall dust control technology and operating practices are discussed.
• Rock Dusting Considerations in Underground Coal Mines
  6/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses factors that could result in a potential undetected dust explosion hazard, when using current dust sampling procedures, in an area that otherwise appears to be adequately protected with rock dust.
• Coal Dust Particle Size Survey of U.S. Mines
  8/1/2006 - Conference papers
  NIOSH and MSHA conducted a joint survey to determine the range of coal particle sizes found in dust samples collected from intake airways of U.S. coal mines.
• ESPnano Characterizes Hazardous Airborne Particles in the Workplace
  2/11/2020 - Technology News
  Use this commercially available particle sampler to assess airborne workplace hazards.
• Testing a Revised Inlet for the Personal Dust Monitor
  5/10/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing dust collection equivalency testing of a new PDM air inlet against the original cap-mounted inlet design.
• 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.
• A provenance study of mineral matter in coal from Appalachian Basin coal mining regions and implications regarding the respirable health of underground coal workers: A geochemical and Nd isotope investigation
  5/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study presents geochemical data produced from the analysis of coal and adjacent rock samples retrieved from coal mining regions in the U.S. to examine mineral matter provenance.
• Workplace Aerosol Measurement
  1/1/2011 - Book chapters
  While approaches to workplace aerosol measurement differ; this book chapter emphasizes the basic sampling philosophies and methods used routinely in the workplace and the application of direct-reading monitors.
• Sonic Anemometer Airflow Monitoring Technique for Use in Underground Mines
  6/1/2010 - Conference papers
  In this paper instrumentation and sampling strategies for accurate monitoring of airflow in an entry using two-axis and three-axis ultrasonic anemometers are evaluated.
• A Handheld Electrostatic Precipitator for Sampling Airborne Particles and Nanoparticles
  6/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Researchers at NIOSH are developing methods for characterizing ultrafine aerosols in workplaces. One method includes the detailed analysis of collected particles using electron microscopy (EM).