Editor Sydny Shepard and Dr. Russell Ogle get into the nitty gritty of understanding the kinds of dust present in your facility. I’m sure by the title of this podcast, you can tell that today we are ...

As directed by the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued regulations for certified professionals regarding how to conduct ...

Indoor firing ranges may pose a setback in the disposal process of multiple U.S. Army Reserve properties nationwide. Some 50 Army Reserve properties are slated for lead dust sampling. The Louisville ...

According to a new report from MSHA, approximately 99 percent of the 7,456 valid respirable dust samples collected during the first two months under the new rule met compliance levels, despite ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Evidence from the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster investigation shows not only that black lung is back, but also one reason the deadly disease is again on the rise. Falsification of ...

Allergens and other pollutants in house dust are collected using a variety of dust samplers that are assumed to operate similarly. This factorial design study compared sampler performance under ...

New and tougher rules designed to protect coal miners from the coal and silica dust that causes the fatal disease black lung may not be enough to stem an "epidemic" of the worst stages of the disease ...

In a breakthrough study published in Scientific Reports, scientists have uncovered a crucial, often-overlooked hazard in coal mine dust—agglomerates hiding harmful silica particles. These microscopic ...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. — A Harlan County, Ky. man will spend time in prison for lying about fake coal dust samples sent to federal regulators. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of ...