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An Integrated Approach To Control Diesel Particulate Matter In Underground Coal Mines, Pramod C. Thakur, Larry D. Patts
An Integrated Approach To Control Diesel Particulate Matter In Underground Coal Mines, Pramod C. Thakur, Larry D. Patts
U.S. Mine Ventilation Symposium
Diesel engines were introduced in European, Asian, and Australian coal mines nearly fifty years ago and more recently in U.S. coal mines. Their use minimizes the risks of mine fires and gas explosions associated with trolley wire haulage. While there is no epidemiological evidence that properly diluted diesel exhaust creates any health hazard, some concern persists about the long-term effects of inhaling diesel particulate matter. Existing control technology has been able to dilute all gaseous components of diesel exhaust to safe levels. Because there is no medically established threshold limit value for diesel particulate matter in U.S. coal mines, it …