Instrumentation for Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions Research

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the 11th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, University Park, Pennsylvania, June 5-7, 2006
• Personal Author:
  Mischler, Steven E. ; Bugarski, Aleksandar D. ; Noll, James D.
• Description:
  Measurement and sampling of diesel particulate matter in mine air presents a challenge due to the complexity of the diesel aerosol. The results of a series of tests carried out by the NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory in an underground mine were used to evaluate several measurement methods that are currently used to characterize particulate matter emitted by diesel-powered equipment. This paper presents an overview of these techniques and examples of the results, along with a discussion of the advantages and information gained by each technique. The measurement methods discussed include particle size measurements using a scanning mobility particle sizer, total particulate matter measurements using a tapered elemental oscillating microbalance, a size-selective sampling method for workplace and personal exposure assessment, and a size-selective high-volume sampling method for carbon analysis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining NIOSH Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Underground-mining; Diesel-emissions; Sampling; Aerosols; Metal-mining; Mining-equipment; Sampling-methods
• Source:
  Proceedings of the 11th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, University Park, Pennsylvania, June 5-7, 2006. Mutmansky JM, Ramani RV. eds., London, U.K.: Taylor & Francis Group, 2006 Jun; :99-104
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  0415401488
• Publisher:
  Taylor & Francis Group
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Montana ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; 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:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030288
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Editor(s):
  Mutmansky JM; Ramani RV
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:19d9b414307bd32bf13ea38d09236e44b166487b5fc92d94cce8b16aad7e768193fcf3e958e2244272bb2519fa7c898fd69eb3626ed16010c99de3252844daa4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8991/cdc_8991_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 571.60 KB ]