The Money Question: Cost Per Gallon Versus Cost Per Square Foot Most operators and managers responsible for a dust control program focus on the price per gallon when pricing their facility dust control solutions. But this logic can result in paying more for a dust control program. If a $20/gallon product only needs to be applied once a week to …
Another Competitor Bites the Dust: Penn State Researchers Find Brine for Dust Control is Toxic and Ineffective
Dust control has always been a major issue for industrial sites and in response, myriad techniques have been attempted to eradicate it. For example, one of these old-fashioned approaches, watering, works like a band-aid, potentially lasting for just mere minutes, racking up costs with multiple application sessions to reapply the suppressant. Even chlorides, concocted of sodium, magnesium, and magnesium chlorides, …
Where Did All the Soil Go?
One of the new rising environmental concerns is soil shortages and fines preservation. What do we mean by a soil shortage? Don’t we see soil all around us as we peer out to our front yard or drive to work? As we unpack this topic, it’s important to understand what distinguishes soil from dirt. Soil is a crucial building block …
A Scientific Approach to Industrial Dust Control Programs
For industrial sites like steel mills, precast operations, mines and quarries who are required to operate with strict air quality permits (Title V Air Quality Permits or OSHA’s Silica Rule), managing respirable, fugitive dust from unpaved areas is a necessary battle. The cost of not implementing a successful industrial dust control program is more than just regulatory fines, though: it includes …
A Solution to America’s Crumbling Infrastructure — Manufacturing
The Impact of Crumbling Roads on the Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing continues to play a critical role in rural economies. Despite an overall reduction in manufacturing jobs between 2001 and 2015 (a period that included two recessions), manufacturing continues to provide more jobs and higher earnings in rural communities than many other sectors, such as agriculture and mining. It is also more important …