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Mining Publication: Coal Dust Particle Size Survey of U.S. Mines
Keywords: Coal dust Rock dusting Sampling
This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.
Original creation date: August 2006
Authors: MJ Sapko, KL Cashdollar, GM Green, HC Verakis
Conference Paper - August 2006
Download PDF Document (0.21 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031119
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (Halifax, NS, Canada, Aug 27 - Sept 1, 2006). Halifax, Canada: Dalhousie University, 2006 Aug; 2:676-682
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted a joint survey to determine the range of coal particle sizes found in dust samples collected from intake airways of U.S. coal mines. The last comprehensive survey of this type was performed in the 1920s. The size of the coal dust is relevant to the amount of rock dust required to inert the coal dust, with more rock dust needed to inert finer sizes of coal dust. Dust samples were collected by MSHA inspectors from several mines in each of MSHA's ten bituminous Coal Mine Health and Safety Districts. Samples were normally collected in several intakes at each mine. The laboratory analysis procedures included acid leaching of the sample to remove the limestone rock dust, sonic sieving to determine the dust size, and low temperature ashing of the sieved fractions to correct for any remaining incombustible matter. The results indicate that particle sizes of mine coal dust in intake airways are finer than those measured in the 1920s. The significance of these finer coal dust sizes is discussed relevant to the amount of rock dust required to prevent coal dust explosions.
Image of publication Coal Dust Particle Size Survey of U.S. MinesConference Paper - August 2006
Download PDF Document (0.21 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031119
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (Halifax, NS, Canada, Aug 27 - Sept 1, 2006). Halifax, Canada: Dalhousie University, 2006 Aug; 2:676-682
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Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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