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• The Effectiveness of Selected Technologies in Controlling Diesel Emissions in an Underground Mine: Isolated Zone Study at Stillwater Mining Company's Nye Mine
  1/1/2004 - Contract reports
  The objective of this study was to determine the in-situ effectiveness of the selected technologies available to the underground mining industry for reducing particulate matter and gaseous emissions from diesel-powered equipment. The protocol was establ...
• Performance Evaluation of Diesel Particulate Filter Technology in the Underground Environment
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  As part of the Diesel Emissions Evaluation Program (DEEP) consortium, Noranda Inc. has undertaken a field project to evaluate the overall performance of the latest diesel particulate filter technology (DPF) at its Brunswick Mine in Bathurst, New Brunswick.
• The Use of Light Scattering and Ion Chamber Responses for the Detection of Fires in Diesel Contaminated Atmospheres
  6/1/2002 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Experiments were conducted to determine the optical scattering properties of diesel particulate matter (DPM) and various combustion aerosols from both flaming and smoldering combustion sources at discrete angles of 151 and 301 in the forward direction...
• NIOSH Ventilation Research Addressing Diesel Emissions and Other Air Quality Issues in Nonmetal Mines
  2/1/2002 - Conference papers
  Discusses current NIOSH research to improve mine ventilation and mine air quality, particularly for large opening mines.
• Estimate of Technically Feasible DPM Levels for Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines
  9/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A method was developed to estimate the average workplace concentration of DPM that could be expected from using the new lower DPM-emitting engines now being approved by MSHA.
• Size Distribution and Deposition in Human Respiratory Tract: Particle Mass and Number
  1/1/2001 - Conference papers
  Objectives: To determine the regional deposition of particulate matter in human lungs for a variety of steady-state engine operating conditions, fuel formulations and combinations of after treatment devices, and to characterize the size, distribution an...
• Diesel Exhaust Aerosol, Review of Measurement Technology
  11/1/1996 - Conference papers
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines and others have conducted a number of occupational exposure surveys since the publication of the International Agency for Research on Cancer report of 1989, which labeled diesel exhaust as a probable human carcinogen. This repor...
• Technology News 431 - Apparatus for Sampling and Measuring Diesel Tailpipe Emissions
  4/1/1994 - Technology News
  The objective was to develop a portable emissions measurement apparatus.
• Apparatus for Measuring Diesel Tailpipe Emissions in Underground Mines
  4/1/1992 - Reports of Investigations
  A collaboration between the U.S. Bureau of Mines and Michigan Technological University to develop an apparatus for measuring diesel tailpipe emissions in underground mines.
• Effectiveness of Iron-Based Fuel Additives for Diesel Soot Control
  1/1/1992 - Reports of Investigations
  This report is mainly about a ferrocene-based additive that reduced DPM between 4 and 45 pct, depending on engine operating conditions.