This paper presents qualitative analysis results of diesel particulate matter (DPM) from various mining commodities in South Africa. The objective of this work was to determine the concentrations of elements in DPM samples. For this screening exercise, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometry was used to identify trace elements and other metal elements in the DPM samples. Most of the trace elements did not give a sufficient instrument response to warrant further evaluation. However, the concentrations of calcium (Ca), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), and chromium (Cr) for most samples were detectable.
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Mahlangu, V.J., Pretorius, C.J. and Ndibewu, P.P. 2016. Screening of various diesel particulate matter samples from various commodity mines. Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa 2016 Conference: The increasing relevance of the mine ventilation profession in a highly regulated and cost constrained environment, 1-2 September 2016, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg
Mahlangu, V. J., Pretorius, C. J., & Ndibewu, P. (2016). Screening of various diesel particulate matter samples from various commodity mines. The Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9528
Mahlangu, Vusi J, Cecilia J Pretorius, and PP Ndibewu. "Screening of various diesel particulate matter samples from various commodity mines." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9528
Mahlangu VJ, Pretorius CJ, Ndibewu P, Screening of various diesel particulate matter samples from various commodity mines; The Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9528 .
Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa 2016 Conference: The increasing relevance of the mine ventilation profession in a highly regulated and cost constrained environment, 1-2 September 2016, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg