Information Circular 9478: Significant Dust Dispersion Models for Mining Operations

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Reed, William R.
• Description:
  Dust dispersion modeling is a subject that has had a large amount of research activity. Much of the research has focused on large-scale global or regional dispersion models. Other models have been created for industry-specific purposes. Furthermore, some of the past research has focused on dust dispersion modeling in the mining industry. This report presents the various dust dispersion models that have been developed specifically for the mining industry. The report first gives a brief background of the regulatory environment that helped to promote development of such models. It then presents an overview of the mathematical concepts used in this dispersion modeling. Finally, each of the various models developed for the mining industry are described, along with their associated mathematical algorithms and any field validation conducted on the different models. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 18-19).
• Subjects:
  Air Movements Coal Coal Mining Control Dust Hazardous Substances Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Software

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• Keywords:
  Dusts; Models; Mining-industry; Respirable-dust; Lung-disease; Mine-workers; Occupational-health; Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis; Silicosis; Pneumoconiosis; Computer-models; Underground-mining; Surface-mining; Silica-dusts; Black-lung; Miners; Underground-miners; Coal-dust; Health-hazards; Mathematical-models; Pollutants; Coal-mining; Longwall-mining; Air-flow; Quarries
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-138, (IC 9478), 2005 Sep; :1-23
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  29 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028650
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2006-100362
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:616d57a0fc884a758a94715d4faa47398fff93cefbab707281eeff050f0770afa23f22dc5207fdd9e2984ba575a842d3c75845f42ecfc69b34fd6861469c7d88
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6833/cdc_6833_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.17 MB ]