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• Improved Float Dust Controls in Underground Coal Mines
  3/27/2023 - Research projects
  A project to reduce the risks associated with accumulations of combustible and explosive materials.
• Reduction or Elimination of Coal Mining Related Respirable Dust Toxicity by Selection and Proper Application of Dust Control Additives
  2/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with Penn State University to review and study various chemical dust control additives that have been proposed in the literature for reduction or elimination of dust toxicity.
• Improving Health and Safety of Mining Operations Through Development of the Smart Bit Concept for Automation of Mechanical Rock Excavation Units and Dust Mitigation
  2/24/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to improve the health and safety of mining operations through development of the Smart Bit Concept for automation of mechanical rock excavation units and dust mitigation.
• New Editions of Dust Control Guides for Coal and Industrial Minerals
  1/31/2022 - News articles
  New editions of NIOSH's dust control guides for coal mining and industrial minerals mining and processing
• Simple Solutions for Dusty Environments at Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  12/1/2021 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Find simple solutions that you can use to limit dust exposure and reduce the risk of injuries and musculoskeletal disorders.
• Respiratory Diseases
  9/3/2021 - Research areas
  This page summarizes how NIOSH is addressing respiratory diseases in the mining industry.
• The Impact of Black Lung and a Methodology for Controlling Respirable Dust
  12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing the impact of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung, and a general methodology for controlling respirable dust in underground coal mines.
• Respirable Dust
  10/16/2020 - Research areas
  Respirable Dust Topic Page
• Design of a Water Curtain to Reduce Accumulations of Float Coal Dust in Longwall Returns
  7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study to determine the optimal configuration of a water curtain developed to reduce float coal dust in mine airways.
• Forty Years of NIOSH/USBM-developed Control Technology to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposure for Miners in Industrial Minerals Processing Operations
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article highlighting a number of effective dust-control techniques that have been developed and tested by NIOSH and the USBM since the implementation of the 1977 Mine Safety and Health Act.