Diode laser based absorption spectroscopy (DLAS) is widely used for gas detection in
variety of applications across the energy, petrochemical and mining industries. Recent …

Ventilation monitoring and control in mines are becoming an integral part of day-to-day
activity for maintaining health and safety of miners. The authors evaluate potential real-time …

Exposure to mining-induced particulate matter (PM) including coal dust and diesel
particulate matter (DPM) causes severe respiratory diseases such as coal workers' …

The standard method for determining diesel particulate matter (DPM) exposures in
underground metal/nonmetal mines provides the average exposure concentration for an …

Total carbon (TC) is sometimes used to measure or characterize diesel particulate matter
(DPM) in occupational settings such as underground mines. DPM samples are collected on …

MSHA has promulgated a rule to limit the exposure of underground metal/nonmetal miners
to diesel particulate matter (DPM). In May 2008, the final personal exposure limit will be …

An effective technique to minimize miners' respirable dust and diesel exposure on mobile
mining equipment is to place mine operators in enclosed cabs with designed filtration and …

中文摘要采矿过程各个环节产生微颗粒空气污染, 包括煤尘和柴油机尾气颗粒污染.
长期吸入过量这些污染物会导致呼吸系统疾病, 例如尘肺病及肺癌. 现有矿井微颗粒污染检测 …

ICx Technologies is currently fielding a real-time, wearable elemental carbon monitor
designed to determine real-time diesel particulate levels in mines. Diesel particulates are …

Regulations on worker exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM) are becoming
increasingly stringent in the mining industry. Due to the complexity and unpredictability of …