Recent Advances in the Analysis of Respirable Coal Dust for Free Silica, Trace Elements, and Organic Constituents

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• Personal Author:
  Freedman, Robert W. ; Sharkey AG Jr.
• Description:
  Analytical techniques currently in use and under development are described for materials that may be involved in the development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis. The three classes of materials discussed were free silica, elements (mainly trace metals), and organic compounds. Emphasis is on newer techniques and modification of well-known means of conducting analysis. Analysis of free silica is done either directly on membrane filters or by mechanical and thermal alteration. Analytical methods for elements include atomic absorption, polarography, ring oven, spectrophotometry, spark source mass spectrometry, emission spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, and neutron activation. Determination of organic compounds is by high-resolution mass spectrometry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Etiology Hazards Methodology
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0077-8923
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7-16
• Volume:
  200
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00040003
• Citation:
  Ann NY Acad Sci 1972 Dec; 200(1):7-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7806e21546f1b726c6dbe658061e50e3f59086756686e83f78ce1dc891fcf9f1f627f258fc767e5ce14b93e9bff2bf94868213f5818f6ba3cdf47fea613a968a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219303/cdc_219303_DS1.pdf
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