Dust Control Methods in Tunnels and Underground Mines [2002]

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• Personal Author:
  Kissell F
• Description:
  If controlling dust were a simple matter, dust problems in tunnels and mines would have been eliminated years ago. Unfortunately, most underground dust control methods yield only 25% to 50% reductions in respirable dust. This is the small-size, hard-to-trap dust in the crucial 1-7 micrometer particle size range that enters the inner lungs. Often, 25% to 50% reductions are not enough to achieve compliance with dust standards, and so mine operators must use several methods simultaneously, usually without knowing for certain how well any individual method is working. In fact, given a 25% error in dust sampling, and day-to-day variations in dust generation of 50% or more, the analysis of which control methods are most effective can be very difficult. Nevertheless, over the years, some consensus has emerged on the best dust control particles. This paper provides a control method perspective on how dust in tunnels and underground mines can be reduced by proper use of ventilation, water, and dust collectors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Lung Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Control-methods Dust-collection Dust-collectors Dust-control Dust-control-equipment Dust-exposure Dust-particles Dust-sampling Dusts Lung-irritants Mining-industry Particulate-dust Particulates Respirable-dust Respiratory-system-disorders Tunnel-workers Tunneling Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0368-3206
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  129-137
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022964
• Citation:
  J Mine Vent Soc S Afr 2002 Oct; 55(4):129-137
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220602/cdc_220602_DS1.pdf
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