Water is a tried-and-true method for combating dust on a construction and demolition jobsite. Charles says wetting everything down beforehand is effective, but it isn’t always possible. For instance, ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. An underground mine consists of the portals (entrance and exits to the mines), mains, ...

WASHINGTON – A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine finds new and innovative approaches to dust control are needed at Owens Lake, California, to improve air ...

Dust collection systems capture fugitive coal dust that would otherwise escape from the perimeter of equipment areas. Collected fugitive dust is fuel that should be delivered to the furnace and burned ...

A 1981 article published in Coal Industry News discussed the use of dry fog for explosive dust control at Westvaco (paper mills) and Dayton Power & Light. In that article, Sonic, the developer of the ...

When the sun set on May 31, 2017, in Cambria, Wisconsin, no one at Didion Milling's corn processing facility could have predicted the tragedy about to unfold. Hours later, a series of devastating ...

Given the silica content of concrete and mortar, silicosis is an enduring scourge of concrete and masonry construction. The damaging effects of ongoing exposure to airborne silica were familiar even ...

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The dust explosion pentagon is a well-known model for understanding the factors that contribute to dust fire, flash fire, and explosion incidents. Among its elements, the control of ignition sources – ...

A study found dust from Delhi's deteriorating roads is a major pollution source, generating high PM emissions, urging better ...