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S & S Dust Control LLC
WHAT IS DUST CONTROL?
Dust Control, applied by S & S Dust Control LLC, is a liquid Magnesium Chloride product designed for deep soil penetration and maximum control of dust. It contains the highest recommended concentration of magnesium chloride and low secondary chemical ion content.
WHAT DOES DUST CONTROL DO?
Dust Control is an excellent solution for suppressing dust, soil stabilization and wind erosion problems. In addition, it can also melt winter ice. When you apply Dust control to roads and bare soil areas, it immediately goes to work for you by providing:
*Clean air, which leads to better health, better viability and much cleaner vehicles, property, vegetation and living sites.
*An inexpensive, smooth, firm driving surface that increases vehicle productivity, decreases fuel consumption and saves time.
*Greater safety by improving driver visibility and minimizing risks caused by loose gravel, soft spots, road roughness and flying rocks.
*Stable soil by preventing destructive wind erosion.
*Money--saving opportunities ranging from improving the engineering properties of soil to vehicle and road maintenance expenditures such as blading, watering and gravel replacement. Dust Control has proven that it can eliminate or greatly reduce the cost of blading unpaved roads.
WHERE SHOULD DUST CONTROL BE USED?
Dust Control works to suppress dust and stabilizes aggregate and dirt surfaces on virtually any type of road. For example, it can be used on mine haul, construction site haul and fores/timber haul roads, as well as military, agriculture, industrial and federal project roads. Private and rural roads, parking lot surfaces and construction staging areas are also appropriate surfaces for Dust Control applications.
HOW DOES DUST CONTROL WORK?
One application of Dust control on soil or unpaved roads puts four stabilizing mechanisms to work simultaneously:
1. Easy absorption of magnesium chloride activates high surface tension strength.
2. Particle charge bonding adds strength to the fine ground soil particles.
3. Adhesive properties work to bind the soil particles together.
4. Chemical composition increases surface compaction, providing the soil particles with greater interlocking strength.
Because of these mechanisms, Dust Control is highly effective under most road conditions, in low humidity as well as high.
Of common dust suppressants, Magnesium Chloride is least harmful to vegetation and ground water, according to independent studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is non-irritating and safer to handle and won't cause burning or stinging associated with some of the other dust control products.
HOW SHOULD I PREPARE MY ROAD FOR APPLICATION?
Before spraying roads for Dust Control, road surface preparation is extremely important, but not necessarily difficult or costly. The better the conditions, the more successful the Dust Control application will be.
If the surface is permeable, smooth, firm and shaped for drainage, it is ready for application. In other words, before applying Dust Control, make sure the ruts, washboards, potholes, drainage problems, gravel segregation and hard impervious areas have been rectified.