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How to control air contaminants during tunnel construction.
Authors
Kissell FN
Source
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9439, 1995 Jan; :1-20
NIOSHTIC No.
10012566
Abstract
This U.S. Bureau of Mines report is a guide for the control of air contaminants during tunnel construction. Topics discussed are calculating air quantity requirements, types of ventilation systems, planning ventilation systems, control of methane gas, control of dust, control of diesel emission, ventilation to remove blasting fumes, measuring airflow, and measuring gases.
Keywords
Tunnel-ventilation; Air-pollution-control; Methane; Diesel-engine-exhaust; Spontaneous-combustion; Emission-control; Ventilation-ducts; Exhaust-pipes; Ventilation-fans; Monitoring; Air-pollution-in-tunnels; Occupational-safety-and-health; Tunnel-construction; Ventilation-systems; Dust-control; Air-flow; Blasting-fumes
Publication Date
19950101
Document Type
Information Circular
Fiscal Year
1995
NTIS Accession No.
PB96-147558
NTIS Price
A03
Identifying No.
IC-9439
NIOSH Division
PRC
Source Name
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9439
State
PA
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Information Division