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  • NIOSH
    Coal-Mine Accidents In The United States 1938 - Introduction

    By W. W. Adams

    Every man-hour of work performed in and about the coal mines of the United States had a 2-percent heavier death load from accidents in 1938 than in 1937. This is an unorthodox way of stating that the

    Jan 1, 1941

  • NIOSH
    Quarry Problems In The Lime Industry - Introduction

    By Oliver Bowles

    Lime is of tremendous importance to modern industries. In agriculture it is regarded as essential to the continued fertility of many important regions; in building it is indispensable, and in the many

    Jan 1, 1927

  • NIOSH
    IC 7691 Technology Of Lignitic Coals - In Two Parts-Part 1: Summary Of Industrial Development Possibilities; European Technology On Lignitic Coals; Occurrence And Properties; - 1. Summary Of Industrial Development Possibilities

    As a part of its overall wealth in fuel resources, the United States possesses large reserves of coal of ignite rank. According to recent estimates of the Federal Geological Survey (3, 5),l/ the assur

    Jan 1, 1954

  • NIOSH
    IC 8448 Petroleum And Oil-Shale Research Of The Bureau Of Mines, Fiscal Years 1967-68 ? Summary

    By Bill Linville

    During fiscal years 1967-68, the Bureau of Mines produced 185 technical papers and reports about petroleum and oil-shale research, which were published either by the Bureau or by others as referable s

    Jan 1, 1970

  • NIOSH
    RI 4502 Report Of Research And Technologic Work On Explosives, Explosions, And Flames Fiscal Years 1947 And 1948

    By Bernard Lewis

    This report on the research and technical studies conducted by the Explosives Branch of the Bureau of Mines covers the 2-year period July 1, 1946, to June 30, 1948. A report for the fiscal year 1947 w

    Jan 1, 1949

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 96 The Analysis of Permissible Explosives

    By C. G. Storm

    Permissible explosives are those that have passed the tests pre- scribed by the Bureau of Mines for explosives intended for use in coal mines, and are therefore recommended by the bureau as suitable f

    Jan 1, 1916

  • NIOSH
    New Approach Controls Dust At The Collector Dump Point - NIOSH Finds A Simple, Cost-Effective Solution For Reducing Dust For Blasthole Dills

    By Steven J. Page, Wm. Randolph “Randy” Reed, John A. Organiscak

    Researchers studying dust generation from blasthole drills developed a simple, quick fix that reduced respirable dust concentrations by more than 63% at the dump point. This device, which requires alm

  • NIOSH
    RI 8160 Development and Testing of Superior Sulfur Concretes

    By T. A. Sullivan

    The Bureau of Mines investigated modified sulfur concretes as one part of a program for utilizing sulfur in construction materials. The use of modified sulfur was studied as a means of preventing the

    Jan 1, 1976

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 229 Fifty Nine Coal Mine Fires

    By G. S. Rice, J. W. Paul, M. W. VONBERNEWITZ

    This bulletin abstracts and reviews essential details of reports on 59 fires in different coal mines in the United States, describes the circumstances of origin and the methods of controlling or extin

    Jan 1, 1927

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 35 The Utilization of Fuel in Locomotive Practice

    By W. F. M. GOSS

    The locomotives in service on the railroads of this country consume more than one-fifth of the total coal production of the United States. The amount is so large that any small saving that can be made

    Jan 1, 1911

  • NIOSH
    Properties Of Typical Crude Oils From Fields Of The Eastern Hemisphere - Introduction

    By A. J. Kraemer

    The properties of crude petroleum continue to interest the Bureau of Mines and constitute an important phase of its major studies on the mineral resources of the United States. The Bureau's inter

    Jan 1, 1937

  • NIOSH
    RI 2494 Atmospheric Conditions and Physiological Effects Produced on Trainmen by Locomotive Smoke in the Aspen and the Wasatch Tunnels of the Union Pacific Railroad

    By S. P. Kinney

    The Department of the Interior has recently investigated the atmospheric conditions in tunnels of the Union Pacific Railroad in Utah and Wyoming , by observations made from the cabs of freight locomot

    Jun 1, 1923

  • NIOSH
    Procedures To Collect Photometric Data For The Computer Modeling Of Underground Machine-Mounted Lighting Systems ? Introduction

    By Richard L. Unger

    The Crewstation Analysis Programs (CAP) is a package of computer programs that can be used to analyze some human engineering aspects of crewstation design (such as visibility and illumination) that ha

    Jan 1, 1994

  • NIOSH
    IC 9431 Laboratory Procedures For Hydrometallurgical-Processing And Waste-Management Experiments

    By D. C. Seidel

    This report describes generic procedures and equipment arrangements for conducting laboratory-scale hydrometallurgical and related waste-management experiments. It provides a starting point for person

    Jan 1, 1995

  • NIOSH
    RI 9423 - Hybrid Fiber-Optic Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Monitor (93ced812-b484-429d-955b-fb446f9048f5)

    By J. E. Chilton

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed an intrinsically safe carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring system for mines by coupling a fiber-optic data telemetry (FODT) system with a prototype electro-chemical C

    Jan 1, 2010

  • NIOSH
    RI 5534 Thermal Refining Of Low-Temperature Tar ? Summary

    By John B. Goodman

    This report summarizes the work done by the Koppers Company, Incorporated, in cooperation with the Bureau of Mines on the commercial evaluation of the primary low-temperature tars produced from Texas

    Jan 1, 1959

  • NIOSH
    RI 9438 - Effectiveness of Iron-Based Fuel Additives for Diesel Soot Control

    By H. William Zeller, T. E. Westpha1

    The U.S. Bureau of Mimes evaluated the effects of two iron-based fuel additives on diesel particulate matter (DPM) emissions. The 5.6-L, six-cylinder test engine is typical of engines used in undergro

    Jan 1, 1992

  • NIOSH
    OFR-118-80 Measurement And Control Of Respirable Dust In Mines - Executive Summary And Recommendations

    A maximum acceptable level of 2 mg/m3 of respirable coal mine dust in active mine workings was established, effective January 1, 1973, under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. It is

    Jan 1, 1980

  • NIOSH
    IC 6594 Sampling And Exploration By Means Of Hammer Drills - Introduction

    By John B. Knaebel

    Hammer machines are now widely used for underground sampling and exploration. Their application to such work can be divided into two classes - sampling and testing with ordinary drilling equipment to

    Jan 1, 1932

  • NIOSH
    IC 8574 Iron: A Materials Survey

    By Horace T. Reno

    This information circular surveys the iron are industry of the world. It presents a comprehensive statistical record through 1970 of the U.S. iron ore industry and world trade patterns. The supply pos

    Jan 1, 1973