Retrofitting and Repowering as Control Strategies for the Curtailment of Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Aerosols

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• Personal Author:
  Barone T ; Bugarski, Aleksandar D. ; Hummer JA ; Vanderslice S
• Description:
  Reducing the contribution of heavy- and light-duty diesel-powered equipment to concentrations of aerosols and gases is essential to industry's efforts to improve air quality in underground mining operations. The results of this study demonstrated a potential of control strategies based on retrofitting existing power packages with diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems and repowering existing systems with advanced power packages to reduce contributions of diesel-powered vehicles to concentrations of diesel aerosols and criteria gases in underground mines. The implementation of viable exhaust aftertreatment systems and advanced diesel power packages could be instrumental in the underground mining industry securing a clean, economical and dependable source of power for mobile equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Advanced Engines Author Keywords: Diesel Control Methods Diesel Emissions Diesel Exhaust Exhaust Aftertreatment Filters Mine Gases Mining Equipment Mobile Equipment Particulates Underground Mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  53-55
• Volume:
  72
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058779
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2020 Feb; 72(2):53-55
• Contact Point Address:
  Aleksandar D. Bugarski, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• Email:
  abugarski@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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