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NIOSH and partners have developed and tested a new type of instrument known as the personal dust monitor. The dust monitor is an integral part of the cap lamp that a miner normally carries to work and provides continuous information about the amount of respirable coal mine dust in the breathing zone of that individual.
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Language: English (US)
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Developed by: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Suggested citation
NIOSH [2006]. Laboratory and field performance of a continuously measuring personal respirable dush monitor. By Volkwein JC, Vinson RP, Page SJ, McWilliams LJ, Joy GJ, Mischler SE, and Tuchman DP. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-145.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health