Document ID (ISN) | 65927 |
CIS number |
96-269 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
Year |
1995 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Ainsworth S.M., Gero A.J., Parobeck P.S., Tomb T.F. |
Title |
Quartz exposure levels in the underground and surface coal mining industry |
Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1995, Vol.56, No.10, p.1002-1007. Illus. 4 ref. |
Abstract |
Occupational quartz exposure data gathered by the US Mine Safety and Health Administration during the period 1988 to 1992 were analyzed. In underground mines, a substantial number of samples contained greater than 5% quartz; some samples represented quartz exposures exceeding 100µg/m3. Occupations with a high frequency of excessive quartz exposure included the roof bolter and the continuous-miner operator and helper. In surface coal mines, the highwall drill operator and helper, the bulldozer operator, scraper operator and truck driver were frequently exposed to high quartz concentrations. |
Descriptors (primary) |
USA; quartz; coal mining; opencast work; exposure evaluation; underground mining |
Descriptors (secondary) |
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Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying Exposure evaluation
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