Measurement of diesel exhaust aerosol

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• Personal Author:
  Cantrell, Bruce K. ; Rubow KL
• Description:
  Extensive use of diesels in the mining industry has given rise to questions concerning the exposure of miners to respirable diesel- exhaust aerosol (rdea). Quantifying this exposure depends on the ability to sample and measure the respirable diesel component of mine aerosol. In coal mines, such measurement is complicated by the carbonaceous nature of both the diesel and coal dust particulate that make up the respirable aerosol. Hence, special sampling and analytical techniques must be used to distinguish between these two aerosol components. As part of a continuing study of diesel-exhaust aerosol characteristics, the U.S. Bureau of Mines has applied size- selective sampling together with gravimetric analysis to determine the separate rdea and coal dust aerosol concentrations in diesel- equipped underground coal mines. Based on the results of the study, the Bureau, in cooperation with the University of Minnesota under sponsorship by the Generic Mineral Technology Center for respirable dust (gmtc-rd) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), is developing a prototype personal diesel-exhaust aerosol sampler for underground coal mines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Carcinogens Coal Coal Mining Dust Hazardous Substances Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Airborne-particles Coal-miners Coal-mining Coal-workers Control-methods Control-systems Diesel-emissions Diesel-engines Diesel-exhausts Dust-control Dust-control-equipment Dust-exposure Dust-particles Dust-suppression Exhaust-gases Filters Mine-workers Miners Mining-industry Pollutants Pollution Toxic-materials Toxins Underground-miners Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  173-181
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10008626
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 21st Annual Institute on Coal Mining Health, Safety and Research, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 28-30, 1990. Hugler E, Bacho A, Karmis M, eds., Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990 Aug; :173-181
• Editor(s):
  Hugler E; Bacho A; Karmis M
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 21st Annual Institute on Coal Mining Health, Safety and Research, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 28-30, 1990
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da68702d90e3692813255d71bf85e4290219eabc6b0536627e88ecb213fe6cbe6bed28c1978dabadf01f203d193b0423f4ff6d987f3e610e21b9f92133d273d2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219875/cdc_219875_DS1.pdf
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