A Summary of USBM/NIOSH Respirable Dust Control Research for Coal Mining

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• Personal Author:
  Chekan, Gregory J. ; Colinet, Jay F. ; Listak, Jeffrey M. ; Organiscak, John A. ; Rider, James P.
• Description:
  Workers in the coal mining industry can be exposed to elevated levels of respirable coal and silica dust, which can lead to the development of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis or silicosis. These lung diseases can be disabling or fatal depending upon the dose of dust exposure that is received. Research into the development of dust control technologies for coal mining operations was initiated in the United States Bureau of Mines and continues today within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. A summary of the historical developments of this dust control research and its impact on the coal mining industry will be provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Engineering Environmental Monitoring Irritants Lung Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Compounds

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Dust-control Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Dust-measurement Engineering-controls Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Inhalation-studies Mine-workers Miners Mining-industry Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Silicon-compounds Underground-miners Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9780873353229
• Publisher:
  Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; 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:
  432-441
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037773
• Citation:
  Extracting the science: a century of mining research. Brune JF, ed. Littleton, CO: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2010 Jan; :432-441
• Editor(s):
  Brune JF
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Extracting the science: a century of mining research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b873afeb9842ddb1a5bc83b3542a7a1871710e81762a59f18fe7020189ab3a1e40b2d8da1e5b950ea75bf7c1512b5baf516c3acf05f6b132b362801dfb3b895d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227263/cdc_227263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.88 MB ]