Comparison of respirable dust samplers for use in hard rock mines

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668791384878· OSTI ID:6480091

Knight, G; Moore, E

Five respirable dust size selectors and eleven filter holders were compared, some at two flow rates. These included horizontal elutriators, impactors, metal cyclones and nylon cyclones. The comparisons were carried out both in the laboratory and in mines. The respirable dust on the filters was assessed by weighing, and where relevant, by X-ray diffraction for quartz with the use of a direct-on-filter method. The results obtained showed that the relation between most pairs of samplers could be represented by a straight line through the origin and that the personal samplers collecting more dust--the CAMPEDS impactor and the B.C.I.R.A. cyclone--gave higher reproducibility in the low dust concentrations found in many hard rock mines. The samplers based on the nylon cyclone were less suitable for hard rock mines containing a substantial proportion of quartz, though satisfactory in coal mines with their higher dust control standards.

• Research Organization: Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 6480091
• Journal Information: Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 4; ISSN AIHAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
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CHALCOGENIDES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DUSTS
EQUIPMENT
MINERALS
MINING
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
QUARTZ
RESPIRATION
SAMPLERS
SAMPLING
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES