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Title: Detection of organic compounds in respiratory coal dust by high-resolution mass spectrometry. [7 refs]

Abstract

The investigation of organic compounds in respiratory coal dust by high-resolution mass spectrometry has shown that the organic components differ (1) with particle size, (2) with rank of coal, (3) in coals of same rank from different coal seams, and (4) in respirable mine dust and respirable coal dust (prepared) from the same mine. The eight respirable mine dusts studied are from coal seams in the Appalachian region where the incidence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis is relatively high. The molecular weights of the major organic components vary greatly among these respirable mine dusts; three show strong concentrations of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Energy Research Center
OSTI Identifier:
7121873
Report Number(s):
BM-TPR-61
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; COAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL FINES; RESPIRATION; DUSTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; APPALACHIA; COAL MINERS; COAL RANK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMOCONIOSES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATICS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; DISEASES; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; MINERS; NORTH AMERICA; PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; SIZE; SPECTROSCOPY; USA; 010600* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Properties & Composition; 016000 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Health & Safety; 560306 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Man- (-1987); 400104 - Spectral Procedures- (-1987)

Citation Formats

Shultz, J L, Friedel, R A, and Sharkey, Jr, A G. Detection of organic compounds in respiratory coal dust by high-resolution mass spectrometry. [7 refs]. United States: N. p., 1972. Web.
Shultz, J L, Friedel, R A, & Sharkey, Jr, A G. Detection of organic compounds in respiratory coal dust by high-resolution mass spectrometry. [7 refs]. United States.
Shultz, J L, Friedel, R A, and Sharkey, Jr, A G. 1972. "Detection of organic compounds in respiratory coal dust by high-resolution mass spectrometry. [7 refs]". United States.
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author = {Shultz, J L and Friedel, R A and Sharkey, Jr, A G},
abstractNote = {The investigation of organic compounds in respiratory coal dust by high-resolution mass spectrometry has shown that the organic components differ (1) with particle size, (2) with rank of coal, (3) in coals of same rank from different coal seams, and (4) in respirable mine dust and respirable coal dust (prepared) from the same mine. The eight respirable mine dusts studied are from coal seams in the Appalachian region where the incidence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis is relatively high. The molecular weights of the major organic components vary greatly among these respirable mine dusts; three show strong concentrations of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7121873}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1972},
month = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1972}
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