Occupational exposure to manganeses (Mn) has been associated with neurotoxic effects along a continuum of dysfunctions, 1, 2 ranging from sub-functional neurotoxic effects associated with low Mn ...

Coal remains one of the principal sources of energy for the United States, and the nation has been a world leader in coal production for more than 100 years. According to U.S. Energy Information ...

This report compares the monitoring technologies and sampling protocols currently used or required by the United States, and in similarly industrialized countries for the control of respirable coal ...

The next big step in MSHA's "End Black Lung -- Act Now" campaign will be published Oct. 19, the agency announced Thursday. Its fact sheet and explanation of the new proposed rule says it will halve ...

MSHA has issued a final rule aimed at lowering miners’ exposure to respirable coalmine dust in underground and surface coalmines. According to MSHA, the final rule lowers levels of miners’ exposure to ...

Federal regulators have announced the results of a September inspection blitz targeting 13 coal mines in seven states "previously cited for violations regarding respirable dust sampling ... inadequate ...

According to Casella, a company that supplies dust, noise, and vibration monitoring equipment, the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1.7 workers in the United States are exposed to respirable ...