Category Archives: Respiratory Disease

AFCTG20-104-VirgTech_Final Rpt

By Tom BarczakMay 18, 2023Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Exploration of Temporal Changes in Respirable Coal Mine Dust Characteristics Targeted Grant Proposals 2020 Virginia Tech (Grant AFCTG20-104)

AFC820-15_Berkeley_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakMay 18, 2023Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Reducing Mortality Risks in the Extended Diesel Exhaust and Miners Study Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC820) University of California at Berkeley (Grant AFC820-15)

AFC417-1_Illinois_Final Rpt

By Tom BarczakMarch 15, 2022Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Characteristics of Dust and Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis Solicitation for Holistic Mining Safety and Health Research Efforts (AFC417) University of Illinois Chicago (Grant AFC417-1)

AFC719-35_MichiganState_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakAugust 24, 2021Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Evaluation of Silicosis, Asthma and COPD among Sand and Gravel and Stone Surface Miners Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC719) Michigan State University (Grant AFC719-35)

AFCTG20-104_VirginiaTech_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJuly 21, 2020Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Exploration of Temporal Changes in Respirable Coal Mine Dust Characteristics Virginia Tech (Grant Number AFCTG104)

AFC719-14_NewMexico_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakMay 13, 2020Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Evaluating a Virtual ‘Community of Practice’ in Pneumoconiosis Mortality Hotspots in the United States  Solicitation and Call for Proposal (AFC719) University of New Mexico (Grant AFC719-14)

AFC719-12_Pacific_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakMay 13, 2020Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Asthma-and COPD-Associated Inflammasome Activation Induced by Rock Dust Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC719) University of the Pacific (Grant AFC719-12)

AFC618-63_CalBerkeley_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakSeptember 28, 2019Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Explore the Integration of Distributed Lag Models for Diesel Exhaust with Methods to Control Healthy Worker Survivor Bias to Assess Benefits of Exposure Interventions in Non-metal Miners Exploratory Research Projects Regarding Mining-Related Health Problems (AFC618) University of California at Berkeley (Grant number AFC618-63)

AFC820-59_Illinois_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakAugust 14, 2019Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Elucidating the Individual and Combined Toxicity of Coal Mine Dust Constituents and Their Contribution to disease in Modern US Coal Miners University of Illinois (Grant AFC820-59)

AFC820-43_ColoradoState_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakAugust 14, 2019Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

The Effect of Coal and Mine Respirable Dust Size on Lung Cells and Exposure Assessment Colorado State University (Grant AFC820-43)

AFC820-15_Berkeley_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakAugust 14, 2019Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Reducing Mortality Risks in the Extended Diesel Exhaust and Miners Study (DEMS) University of California at Berkeley (Grant AFC820-15)

AFC316-54_Berkeley_ExtPub_AmericanJournalEpidemiology

By Tom BarczakMarch 23, 2019Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Other Publications, Respiratory Disease

Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Diesel Exhaust and Respirable Dust Exposure in the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study Published in American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 187, No. 12., August 2018, Costello, Sadie et al.

AFC215-31_VirginiaTech_FinalRpt_Apprv

By Tom BarczakOctober 29, 2018Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Revisiting Lung Cancer Risk from Silica Exposure in Miners: Proposed Standards, Prevailing Biases, and Modern Methodology 2nd Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants University of California, Final Technical Report (AFC215-31)

AFC316_17_VirgTech_Final_Report_Approved

By Tom BarczakAugust 13, 2018Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Further Characterizing Respirable Coal Mine Particulates: Submicron Particles, Metals and Diesel Exhaust 3rd Solicitation for Research Grants (AFC316) Virginia Tech (Grant Number AFC316-17)

AFC719-12_Pacific_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJune 11, 2018Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Asthma-and COPD-Associated Inflammasome Activation Induced by Rock Dust University of the Pacific (Grant number AFC719-12)

AFC719-14_NewMexico_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJune 11, 2018Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Evaluating a Virtual ‘Community of Practice’ in Pneumoconiosis Mortality Hotspots in the United States University of New Mexico (Grant number AFC719-14)

AFC719-35_MichiganState_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJune 11, 2018Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Evaluation of Silicosis, Asthma and COPD among Sand and Gravel and Stone Surface Miners Michigan State University (Grant Number AFC719-35)

AFC113-11_Pittsburgh_FinalRpt_Approved

By Tom BarczakDecember 13, 2017Final Reports, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Connecting Dust Characteristics and Worker Health in Underground Coal Mining 1st Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants (AFC113) University of Pittsburgh (Grant number AFC113-11)

AFC417-1_Illinois_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakNovember 5, 2017Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors

Characteristics of Dust and Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC417-1)

AFC618-01_Summary

By Tom BarczakJuly 4, 2017Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

The Effect Of Dust Particles On Airway Mucus Viscosity And Mucociliary Transport University of California, Merced (Grant Number: AFC618-01)

AFC113_11_Pittsburgh_OutsidePub_2015 Standard method for dust characterization by SEM-EDX

By Tom BarczakMay 18, 2016Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Other Publications, Respiratory Disease

A Standard Characterization Methodology for Respirable Coal Mine Dust Using SEM-EDX Article published in Resources 2015 Seller, R., Sarver, E. Baxter, D.

Revisiting Lung Cancer Risk from Silica Exposure in Miners: Proposed Standards, Prevailing Biases, and Modern Methodology_AFC215-31_California

By Tom BarczakApril 30, 2016Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Revisiting Lung Cancer Risk from Silica Exposure in Miners: Proposed Standards, Prevailing Biases, and Modern Methodology University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC215-31)

Connecting Dust Characteristics and Worker Health in Underground Coal Mining_AFC113-11_Pittsburgh

By Tom BarczakApril 30, 2016Grants, Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Respiratory Disease

Connecting Dust Characteristics and Worker Health in Underground Coal Mining University of Pittsburgh (Grant Number AFC113-11)

AFC113-11_Pittsburgh_Scaggs_OutsidePub

By Tom BarczakJanuary 19, 2016Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Other Publications, Respiratory Disease

Considerations for TGA of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samples 15th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, 2015 Scaggs, M., Sarvera, E., Keles, C.

AFC113_11_Pittsburgh_Johann_OutsidePub

By Tom BarczakJanuary 19, 2016Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors, Other Publications, Respiratory Disease

Considerations for an Automated SEM-EDX Routine for Characterizing Respirable Coal Mine Dust 15th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, 2015 Johanna, V. A. and Sarvera, E. A.