The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Owens Lake Scientific Advisory Panel (OLSAP) provides advice on the reduction of airborne dust in the Owens Valley in California. The panel reviews scientific and technical issues related to the ...

Underground hard-rock mines use a wide variety of extraction methods and they have many common dust sources and dust control needs. Ore passes, blasting, drilling, conveying, transferring, crushing, ...