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Handbook for Dust Control in Mining.

PB2003106834

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Kissell, F. N.
Page Count	142
Abstract	This handbook describes effective methods for the control of mineral dusts in mines and tunnels. It assumes the reader is familiar with mining. The first chapter deals solely with dust control methods, regardless of the application. It is a brief tutorial on mining dust control and will be of help to the reader whose dust control problem does not conveniently fit any of the mining equipment niches described in later chapters. The subsequent chapters describe dust control methods for different kinds of mines and mining equipment. This includes underground coal and hard-rock mines, as well as surface mines, stone mines, and hard-rock tunnels. Because dust sampling has so many pitfalls, a chapter on methods used to sample dust is included. For those occasions when there is no practical engineering control, a chapter on respirators is also included. Except for those listed as future possibilities in the longwall chapter, the dust control methods described are practical and cost-effective for most mine operators.
Keywords	Dust control Indoor air pollution Coal mining Mine ventilation Tunnels Underground mines Dust sources Respirators Stone mines Hard-rock Surface mines Industrial hygiene Air pollution control Occupational safety and health Handbooks
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Research Lab.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/2003.
NTIS Issue Number	200322

Handbook for Dust Control in Mining.

Handbook for Dust Control in Mining.
PB2003106834

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Kissell, F. N.
Page Count	142
Abstract	This handbook describes effective methods for the control of mineral dusts in mines and tunnels. It assumes the reader is familiar with mining. The first chapter deals solely with dust control methods, regardless of the application. It is a brief tutorial on mining dust control and will be of help to the reader whose dust control problem does not conveniently fit any of the mining equipment niches described in later chapters. The subsequent chapters describe dust control methods for different kinds of mines and mining equipment. This includes underground coal and hard-rock mines, as well as surface mines, stone mines, and hard-rock tunnels. Because dust sampling has so many pitfalls, a chapter on methods used to sample dust is included. For those occasions when there is no practical engineering control, a chapter on respirators is also included. Except for those listed as future possibilities in the longwall chapter, the dust control methods described are practical and cost-effective for most mine operators.
Keywords	Dust control Indoor air pollution Coal mining Mine ventilation Tunnels Underground mines Dust sources Respirators Stone mines Hard-rock Surface mines Industrial hygiene Air pollution control Occupational safety and health Handbooks
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Research Lab.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/2003.
NTIS Issue Number	200322