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Cost-effectiveness of dust controls used on unpaved haul roads. Volume 2. Data. Open file report, September 1981-April 1984

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6041605

The basic objective of the project was to determine the cost-effectiveness of dust controls used on unpaved mine haul roads. Field testing was conducted at three surface coal mines (two in Wyoming, one in southern Illinois) for a total of 20 weeks. The highest control efficiency measured for a chemical dust suppressant, 82 pct, was for calcium chloride 2 weeks after application. Chemical dust suppressants (primarily salts and lignons) can be shown to be more cost-effective than watering under some conditions. Volume II contains basic data.

Research Organization:
PEDCo-Environmental, Inc., Golden, CO (USA)
OSTI ID:
6041605
Report Number(s):
PB-86-115219/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English