Toxic gas and respirable dust concentrations and emissions from broiler and cage-layer barns in the Canadian Prairies
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08635-1
Abstract: This study monitored concentrations and emissions of ammonia (NH 3 ), hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), and respirable dust for a commercial broiler and a cage-layer barn in the Canadian Prairies over a year between… read more here.
Keywords: broiler cage; layer barn; layer; respirable dust ... See more keywords
15 years of monitoring occupational exposure to respirable dust and quartz within the European industrial minerals sector.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.03.010
Abstract: INTRODUCTION In 2000, a prospective Dust Monitoring Program (DMP) was started in which measurements of worker's exposure to respirable dust and quartz are collected in member companies from the European Industrial Minerals Association (IMA-Europe). After… read more here.
Keywords: dust quartz; exposure; dust; database ... See more keywords
Estimating cobalt exposure in respirable dust from cobalt in inhalable dust.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113965
Abstract: Cobalt is a commonly used element in metal industry. Exposure to workers occurs mainly by inhalation of cobalt-containing dust. For the evaluation of cobalt exposure, risk assessment and investigations on occupational diseases, measurements of cobalt… read more here.
Keywords: cobalt; cobalt inhalable; dust; respirable dust ... See more keywords
Respirable dust pollution characteristics within an underground heading face driven with continuous miner – A CFD modelling approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.273
Abstract: Abstract Respirable dust pollution at an underground heading face driven with continuous miner was detected during a ventilation survey. In order to obtain fundamental understandings of the airflow patterns and the respirable dust dispersion characteristics… read more here.
Keywords: continuous miner; heading face; dust; respirable dust ... See more keywords
CFD investigation on diffusing dynamics of respirable dust coupled with multiple sources on a longwall face: A case study from meso-scale
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DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2018.11.109
Abstract: Abstract In order to investigate the diffusing pollution patterns of respirable dust coupled with multiple sources in the working regions of Longwall Face, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach was adopted based on k–e two-equation turbulent… read more here.
Keywords: longwall face; dust coupled; dust; coupled multiple ... See more keywords
Application of a novel exposure limit approach for co-exposure of chemicals: a field study by in-vitro design.
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DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2084513
Abstract: This study has suggested an occupational exposure limit (OEL) based on the co-exposure approach in an iron-foundry industry. Respirable dust was collected in an iron casting industry using the NIOSH 0600 method. The DNA damage… read more here.
Keywords: exposure; limit; exposure limit; respirable dust ... See more keywords
A comprehensive assessment of exposures to respirable dust and silica in the taconite mining industry
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DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2016.1263392
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study assessed the present-day levels (year 2010–2011) of exposure to respirable dust (RD) and respirable silica (RS) in taconite mines and evaluated how the mining process influences exposure concentrations. Personal samples (n =… read more here.
Keywords: silica taconite; mining; exposure; respirable dust ... See more keywords
Benefits and limitations of field-based monitoring approaches for respirable dust and crystalline silica applied in a sandstone quarry
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DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2022.2132257
Abstract: Abstract With the advent of new sensing technologies and robust field-deployable analyzers, monitoring approaches can now generate valuable hazard information directly in the workplace. This is the case for monitoring respirable dust and respirable crystalline… read more here.
Keywords: field based; field; respirable dust; monitoring approaches ... See more keywords
Caution on Using Tetrahydrofuran for Processing Crystalline Silica Samples From Engineered Stone for XRD Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac063
Abstract: We conducted laboratory experiments to investigate a suspected effect of tetrahydrofuran (THF) on quantifying crystalline silica in samples collected from working with engineered stone when THF is used to process samples prior to the X-ray… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline silica; engineered stone; respirable dust; stone ... See more keywords
28 Evaluation of Work-Related Exposures to the Inhalable and Respirable Dust Fraction and to Respirable Quartz
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac087.013
Abstract: Dust is found in the entire environment as well as in working areas. When assessing dust exposure at workplaces, measurements on inhalable and respirable dust are performed. Furthermore, quartz is used as an agent or… read more here.
Keywords: dust; inhalable respirable; dust fraction; respirable dust ... See more keywords
77 Trends in Variability of Respirable Dust and Quartz Concentrations in the European Industrial Minerals Sector Over a 17-Year Period (2002-2018)
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac087.021
Abstract: More than two decades ago it was shown that temporal variability in exposure concentrations outweighed personal variability in exposure concentrations among workers performing similar jobs at the same location. Temporal variability appeared distinctly influenced by… read more here.
Keywords: exposure; variability; respirable dust; temporal variability ... See more keywords