Reducing Enclosed Cab Drill Operator's Respirable Dust Exposure at Surface Coal Operation With a Retrofitted Filtration and Pressurization System

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Reducing Enclosed Cab Drill Operator's Respirable Dust Exposure at Surface Coal Operation With a Retrofitted Filtration and Pressurization System

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02/01/2002

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This report discusses a cooperative research study performed on a surface drill retrofitted with a new pressurization and filtration system. Respirable dust concentrations were substantially reduced from 0.64 mg/m3 during pre-testing to 0.05 mg/m3 duri...
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Book
CIO:

NIOSH
Division:

NIOSH Mining
Location:

North America
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:na
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:acd28f502918e980f09a29ed6fc5ae585b17bdda41e6a8305486f4d1b5743319f4e8951719cd561a73f087557571dbb5b5c220b52fdb0aa2bdf38ca0d220c7b9
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/161638/cdc_161638_DS1.pdf
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