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Exposure assessment to dust and free silica for workers of Sangan iron ore mine in Khaf, Iran

Naghizadeh, Ali and Mahvi, Amir Hossein and Jabbari, Hossein and Derakhshani, Elham and Amini, Hassan. (2011) Exposure assessment to dust and free silica for workers of Sangan iron ore mine in Khaf, Iran. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology , 87 (5). pp. 531-538.

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Abstract

We aimed to conduct an exposure assessment to dust and free silica for workers of Sangan iron ore mine in Khaf, Iran. The maximum concentrations of total dust and free silica were measured in crusher machine station at 801 ± 155 and 26 ± 7 mg/m(3), respectively. Meanwhile, the minimum concentrations were measured in official and safeguarding station at 8.3 ± 2 and 0.012 ± 0.002 mg/m(3), respectively. Also, the maximum concentrations of respirable dust and free silica were measured in Tappeh Ghermez drilling no. 1 at 66 ± 13 and 1.5 ± 0.4 mg/m(3), respectively, while the minimum concentrations were measured in pneumatic hammer at 5.26 ± 3 and 0.01 ± 0.005 mg/m(3), respectively. Considerate to Iranian standard for respirable dust concentrations (0.11 mg/m(3)) and international standards (ACGIH = 0.1 and NIOSH = 0.05 mg/m(3)), it was found that dust and free silica amounts were much higher than national and international standard levels in this mine.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
UniBasel Contributors:Amini, Hassan
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:1432-0800
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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