State of the art in monitoring respirable mine aerosols.

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• Personal Author:
  Kissell, Fred N. ; Mischler, Steven E. ; Thimons, Edward D. ; Timko, Robert J. ; Volkwein, Jon C.
• Description:
  The heart of mine ventilation science and technology is the protection of the life and health of the miner. Lung diseases that result from overexposure to various mine aerosols can largely be prevented by maintaining concentrations below prescribed limits. Maintaining safe aerosol concentrations depends, in part, on our ability to know what mine aerosol concentrations are in a timely and accurate way. NIOSH has been developing several new tools to help miners monitor respirable coal dust, silica, and diesel particulate matter (DPM). This paper discusses the following topics: (1) The latest results of the person-wearable dust monitor (PDM) developed by Rupprecht & Patashnick under contract. The PDM was tested side by side with conventional samplers at several U.S. coal mines. Results showed that the PDM was comparable to conventional samplers. (2) The dust dosimeter. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Coal Coal Mining Dust Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Aerosols; Mining-industry; Occupational-health; Miners; Lung-disease; Respirable-dust; Coal-dust; Dust-samplers; Coal-mining; Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis; Pneumoconiosis; Dust-exposure; Laboratory-testing
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  0975817906
• Publisher:
  Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (Simtars)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• 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:
  138-139
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028520
• Citation:
  31st International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes, 2-5 October 2005, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Redbank, Queensland, Australia: Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (Simtars), 2005 Oct; :138-139
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Reserach Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  31st International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes, 2-5 October 2005, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/238392/cdc_238392_DS1.pdf
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