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Mining Publication: Test Report on the Machine-Mounted Continuous Respirable Dust Monitor
Keywords: Coal dust Dust measurement instruments Respirable dust Sampling
This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.
Original creation date: June 2001
Authors: FN Kissell, ED Thimons
Conference Paper - June 2001
Download PDF Document (0.30 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021356
Proc Seventh International Mine Ventilation Congress, 2001, (17-22 June: EMAG 2001, Krakow, Poland); :253-260
The machine-mounted continuous respirable dust monitor (MMCRDM) is a fixed-location area sampling device developed for possible use at the working face of an underground coal mine. This device, based on proprietary technology known as the tapered element oscillating microbalance, has evolved over the past eight years through a cooperative effort of the former Bureau of Mines, MSHA, and the Rupprecht and Patashnick Company in Albany, NY. The capability to measure respirable coal mine dust levels on a continuous basis, rather than depending solely on periodic samples obtained from the traditional coal mine dust samplers, has been a goal in the mining industry for nearly two decades. Recently, an extensive series of laboratory and underground tests was conducted by NIOSH with the cooperation of MSHA and coal operators to test the performance of the MMCRDM.
Image of publication Test Report on the Machine-Mounted Continuous Respirable Dust MonitorConference Paper - June 2001
Download PDF Document (0.30 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021356
Proc Seventh International Mine Ventilation Congress, 2001, (17-22 June: EMAG 2001, Krakow, Poland); :253-260
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Evaluation of LIDAR as a Novel Remote Dust Sensing Technology
Evaluation of the Approach to Respirable Quartz Exposure Control in U.S. Coal Mines
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Rock Dusting Considerations in Underground Coal Mines
Status of a Tapered Element, Oscillation Microbalance-Based Continuous Respirable Coal Mine Dust Monitor
Technology News 463 - Machine-Mounted Continuous Respirable Dust Monitor
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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