Comparison of the CAS-POL and IOM samplers for determining the knockdown efficiencies of water sprays on float coal dust.
Float coal dust, generated by mining operations, is distributed throughout mine airways by ventilating air designed to purge gases and respirable dust. Float coal dust poses an explosion hazard in the event of a methane ignition. Current regulation requires the application of inert rock dust in area...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 214 - 226 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2018
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