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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Mine dust

Mine dust

Broader

Health hazards in the mining industry
Presentable
Dust as an occupational hazard
Presentable

Narrower

Limestone dust
Presentable
Coal dust
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Land rehabilitation difficulty
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Dust explosions
Unpresentable
Unpractised dust control
Yet to rate

Strategy

Reducing occupational risk in the mining industry
Yet to rate

Reference

International Labour Organization: Guide to the Prevention and Suppression of Dust in Mining, Tunnelling and Quarrying
International Labour Organization: Fifth International Report on the Prevention and Suppression of Dust in Mining, Tunnelling and Quarrying, 1968-1972
International Labour Organization: Sixth International Report on the Prevention and Suppression of Dust in Mining, Tunnelling and Quarrying, 1973-1977

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Geology » Soil
  • Industry » Mining
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E4807
    DOCID
    11548070
    D7NID
    167989
    Last update
    Sep 22, 2021
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/mine-dust