Field Evaluation of Diesel Particulate Matter Using Portable Elemental Carbon Monitors

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• Personal Author:
  Janisko, Samuel J. ; Noll, James D.
• Description:
  Regulations on worker exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM) are becoming increasingly stringent in the mining industry. Due to the complexity and unpredictability of this aerosol, there is a need for new tools to help mines develop an effective strategy to reduce DPM concentrations. To address these needs, NIOSH has developed a portable elemental carbon monitoring device for use in underground mines. This instrument is compact and capable of monitoring EC concentrations in real time. The information that it provides is useful when planning new DPM curtailment strategies or when measuring the effectiveness of existing DPM controls. The following paper discusses a variety of ways that this instrument has been used to help lower DPM concentrations and exposure to DPM in active mines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Environmental Monitoring Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Safety Management Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Diesel-emissions Diesel-exhausts Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Mine-workers Miners Mining-equipment Mining-industry Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Particle-aerodynamics Particle-counters Particulate-sampling-methods Particulates Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-research Underground-miners Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  MIRARCO - Mining Innovation
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  47-52
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037652
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 13th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, June 13-16, 2010. Hardcastle S, McKinnon DL, eds. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: MIRARCO - Mining Innovation, 2010 Jun; :47-52
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)
• Editor(s):
  Hardcastle S; McKinnon DL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 13th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, June 13-16, 2010
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd5315a420fb0c84d1e8dc25c5690ef6961874a81554a706b6b245a2fe325664e21d370316d6a02c6c35787c1508dc5fa92fd1f2cdec9b9dbe60e8bc9ccad22a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227258/cdc_227258_DS1.pdf
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