Dust Control – Soil Stabilization – Erosion Control

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The fugitive dust that is around us is not on the run from the law, but in some cases should be. It is true that this type of dust has been around since the dawn of time caused by wind sweeping across the barren landscape.

This type of dust is scientifically described as particular matter. This is airborne debris that can adversely affect the health of people and the environment. The most common particulate matter is smaller than 10 micron in diameter and is called PM10. The second most common is PM2.5. This is debris that is smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter.

As man has evolved, so has his impact on the surrounding environment. The process of the fine particles that are being introduced into the atmosphere is becoming more numerous as time goes on. This was first noticed in the days of the wagon trains when it was beneficial to be up front due to the dust cloud that was created.

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At hand are more than a few ways to implement erosion control designed for landscaping, gardening and land management. Erosion control may help retain the highly valued top soil plus help protect downward streams from becoming clogged with dirt. One means is to apply vegetation on slopes that could see substantial amounts of runoff. This vegetation would need to have deep wandering roots that would stick the top soil in place during times of violent rain. In order to get the plant life on track we have to utilize a product that may give us stabilized soil from the beginning. That is key because we don’t desire our soils to merely rinse away when the precipitation comes, taking the plant life down with it.

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SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP — Wet weather is starting to muck things up on Wade Avenue.

The 80-acre site of the Ashtabula Area City School District’s new elementary-school campus needs to be dried out daily as construction equipment works on the property, said Ben Pintabona, construction manager for Scaparotti Co.

“The property is in great shape, but the nature of the soil is when it gets wet, it gets gooey,” he said. “We need to dry that site out before we can build it up.”

The school district’s superintendent, Joseph Donatone, and Pintabona asked the school board at Wednesday night’s work session to give them the authority to spend up to $500,000 to stabilize the soil at the site. Pintabona said $500,000 was not an estimate but rather a line of credit, so to speak. While the construction crews work on the site every day, they may find that they need to mix the soil with cement.

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