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Suggested Citation:"CONTENTS." National Research Council. 1994. Research Programs of the U.S. Bureau of Mines: First Assessment, 1994. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9206.
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Contents

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

1

 1

 

THE BUREAU'S RESEARCH MISSION

 

5

   

 Historical Context

 

5

   

 Users

 

8

   

 Existing Research Structure

 

9

   

 Reinvention Plans

 

11

   

 Implementation of Program Review,

 

12;

   

 Closures and Consolidations,

 

14;

   

 Management Reorganization,

 

14;

   

 Future of the Mineral Institutes Program,

 

18;

   

 Research Partnerships,

 

18

 2

 

RESEARCH PROGRAMS

 

20

   

 Brief Summaries of Activities

 

20

   

 Health, Safety, and Mining Technology,

 

20;

   

 Minerals and Materials Sciences,

 

22;

   

 Environmental Technology,

 

23

   

 Selection Process

 

25

 3

 

RESEARCH CAPABILITIES

 

27

   

 Facilities

 

27

   

 Equipment

 

27

   

 Staff

 

28

 4

 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

31

   

 Research Goals

 

31

   

 Finding 1,

 

31;

   

 Discussion,

 

32;

   

 Recommendation 1,

 

32

   

 Research Strategies

 

32

   

 Finding 2,

 

32;

   

 Discussion,

 

32;

   

 Recommendation 2,

 

33

   

 Project Selection

 

33

   

 Finding 3,

 

33;

   

 Discussion,

 

33;

   

 Recommendation 3,

 

36

   

 Research Quality

 

36

   

 Finding 4,

 

36;

   

 Discussion,

 

36;

   

 Recommendation 4,

 

38

   

 Facilities

 

39

   

 Finding 5,

 

39;

   

 Discussion,

 

39;

   

 Recommendation 5,

 

39

   

 Dissemination of Results

 

39

   

 Finding 6,

 

39;

   

 Discussion,

 

39;

   

 Recommendation 6,

 

41

Suggested Citation:"CONTENTS." National Research Council. 1994. Research Programs of the U.S. Bureau of Mines: First Assessment, 1994. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9206.
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APPENDIXES

 

 A

 

REPORT OF THE PANEL ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH OF THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

 

43

   

 Overview

 

43

   

 Background,

 

43;

   

 Occupational Health Research Program,

 

44;

   

 Issues,

 

45

   

 Present Research

 

48

   

 Respirable Mine Dust,

 

48;

   

 Dust Control in Noncoal Mines and Mills,

 

51;

   

 Dust Monitoring,

 

51;

   

 Diesel Emissions,

 

52;

   

 Noise,

 

52;

   

 Industrial Hygiene,

 

53

   

 Research Capabilities

 

54

   

 Staff,

 

54;

   

 Facilities,

 

55;

   

 Funding,

 

57

   

 Management of Research

 

58

   

 Project Selection,

 

58;

   

 Project Management,

 

60

   

 Users' Evaluation of Research

 

61

   

 Technology Transfer

 

62

   

 Assessment of Research

 

63

   

 Respirable Mine Dust,

 

64;

   

 Diesel Emissions,

 

67;

   

 Noise,

 

68;

   

 Industrial Hygiene,

 

68;

   

 General Findings,

 

69

 B

 

REPORT OF THE PANEL ON FACILITIES AND RESEARCH AT THE SALT LAKE CITY RESEARCH CENTER

 

70

   

 Factual Data on the Salt Lake City Research Center

 

70

   

 Environmental Technology

 

72

   

 Control of Mine Drainage and Liquid Wastes,

 

72;

   

 Cooperative Remediation Projects,

 

75;

   

 Hazardous Wastes

 

76;

   

 Solid Waste Management and Subsidence,

 

76

   

 Minerals and Materials Sciences

 

77

   

 Facilities, Support, and Staff

 

79

   

 User Comments

 

81

   

 Technology Transfer

 

83

   

 Issues and Conclusions

 

86

   

 Staff,

 

86;

   

 Project Selection,

 

87

 C

 

REPORT OF THE PANEL ON FACILITIES AND RESEARCH AT THE RENO RESEARCH CENTER

 

89

   

 Factual Data on the Reno Research Center

 

89

   

 Research Programs

 

90

   

 Facilities, Support, and Staff

 

95

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