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Bugarski, Aleksandar D. ; Schnakenberg, George H. ; Noll, James D. ; Mischler, Steven E. ; Patts, Larry D. ; ... More +
Bugarski, Aleksandar D. ; Schnakenberg, George H. ; Noll, James D. ; Mischler, Steven E. ; Patts, Larry D. ; Hummer, Jon A. ; Vanderslice, Shawn E. Less -
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Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
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"NIOSH designed and conducted a study in an underground metal mine to assess the effects of selected diesel emissions control technologies on the concentrations of diesel particulate matter and gases in underground mine air. The control technologies studied included diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems, filtration system with disposable filter elements, diesel oxidation catalytic converter, and biodiesel blends. Each technology was tested on a mining vehicle operated in an isolated area of an underground mine supplied with fresh air. These isolated zone tests allowed for the operation of vehicles under conditions and over duty cycles that closely mimic actual duty cycles of production equipment. The DPF systems reduced the elemental carbon (EC) concentrations in mine air between 88% and 99%. The same systems reduced total particulate matter (TPM) concentrations in mine air by approximately 75%. The biodiesel blends B20 and B50 caused a reduction in the EC concentrations of 26% and 48%, respectively. Those blends also reduced TPM concentrations by 9% and 24%, respectively. The use of #1 diesel fuel reduced EC concentration by 13% compared to #2 diesel fuel. An increase in nitrogen dioxide concentration of up to two times was seen when platinum-catalyzed DPF systems were tested." - NIOSHTIC-2
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by Aleksandar D. Bugarski ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references (p.77-78).


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Alternative Fuels Diesel Motor Diesel Motor Exhaust Gas Mining Machinery Pollution Control Equipment
Series:
Report of investigations (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; 9667 ; DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2006-126
Report of investigations (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; 9667 ; DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2006-126 Less -
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Report
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6925/cdc_6925_DS1.pdf
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