Use of the 1500-pDR for Gravimetric Respirable Dust Measurements at Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Archer WJ ; Cecala, Andrew B. ; Potts, J. Drew ; Reed, William R.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) uses light-scattering dust monitors (nephelometers) in its research to develop dust controls to reduce respirable silica dust overexposures in miners. Recently, the model 1500-pDR, an active nephelometer, was introduced by Thermo Scientific. Testing was completed to ensure compatibility with the metal/nonmetal mine dust personal sampling unit (M/NMDPSU). Results of testing demonstrated that gravimetric concentrations measured from the 1500-pDR are comparable to the gravimetric concentrations measured using the M/NMDPSU, without need for correction, under commonly observed dust loading conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Laboratories Metals Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Control-equipment Control-methods Control-technology Dust-control Dust-control-equipment Dust-exposure Dust-measurement Dust-samplers Dust-sampling Dusts Employee-exposure Equipment-design Equipment-reliability Gravimetric-analysis Gravimetry Laboratory-testing Light-waves Measurement-equipment Metal-dusts Metal-mining Mining-equipment Mining-industry Monitoring-systems Monitors Nonmetal-mining Respirable-dust Samplers Sampling Silica-dusts Testing-equipment

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9781622760893
• Publisher:
  Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• 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:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041629
• Citation:
  2012 SME Annual Meeting, February 19-22, Seattle, Washington, preprint 12-001. Englewood, CO: Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc., 2012 Feb; :1-5
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2012 SME Annual Meeting, February 19-22, Seattle, Washington, preprint 12-001
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227465/cdc_227465_DS1.pdf
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