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• How to use the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
  4/18/2013 - Training materials, Videos and multimedia
  This is a series of 5 videos explaining how to use the coal dust explosibility meter.
• Coal Dust Explosibility Meter Evaluation and Recommendations for Application
  8/15/2012 - Information Circulars
  This IC details a NIOSH investigation on the CDEM’s ability to accurately predict the explosibility of coal and rock dust mixtures. The conclusions support the field use of the CDEM to measure the explosibility of coal and rock dust mixtures.
• Field Evaluation of the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
  10/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes the testing and reliability of results of a NIOSH developed Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM), a hand-held instrument that uses optical reflectance to measure the explosibility of a rock dust and coal dust mixture.
• Rock Dusting
  1/15/2021 - Research areas
  Rock Dusting Topic Page
• Technology for Real-Time Monitoring of Coal Dust Explosion Hazards
  10/1/2012 - News articles
  The NIOSH Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM) is available for purchase and use in underground coal mines. A recent Information Circular supports its use for real-time explosibility testing of rock and coal dust samples.
• Coal Mine Explosion Prevention Accomplishments
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  Coal Mine Explosion Prevention Accomplishments
• Coal Dust and Methane
  6/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article describes the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM), a hand-held instrument developed by NIOSH, which uses optical reflectance to measure the explosibility of a rock dust and coal dust mixture, which is now commercially available.
• Explosion Prevention in United States Coal Mines
  9/1/2007 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses methods for protecting U.S. underground coal mines from explosions of methane gas and coal dust, and presents new research, such as the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter, a handheld device to directly measure coal dust explosibility.
• Technical Development of the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
  1/1/2006 - Conference papers
  NIOSH's Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, in collaboration with MSHA Technical Support, has devised a prototype handheld device, Coal Dust Explosibitlity Meter (CDEM), to assess the potential explosibility of a coal and rock dust mixture.