Dust Control on Roads: Three Programs, One Goal

Watering alone is no longer enough, particularly on mining roads, storage areas and production roads where dust is both a compliance issue and an operating cost. Midwest approaches dust control as a site-specific program, not a standard product, with a four-step process: discover, diagnose, design, deliver.

1. Managed Service: Midwest Handles Everything

Delivery, application, scheduling, inspections and reporting are handled by Midwest specialists. A comprehensive version includes air quality monitoring and regulatory support. Measured results: a US EPA study at two steel mills measured over 90% reduction in PM10 and over 75% in PM2.5, 30 days after application. A one-year study by the Desert Research Institute and the California Air Resources Board measured 98% control at 3 months, 95% at 6 months and 90% at one year. On 28 km of mining road, a client maintained over 95% control and saved more than one million liters of water per year.

2. Guided Application: Your Teams, Our Equipment

Midwest supplies EnviroKleen®, a portable sprayer, training and technical support; your teams apply it using your vehicles. At a steel mill, this program maintained over 85% dust reduction for four years.

3. Enhanced Watering: the Same Trucks, More Effective Water

A concentrated additive, DustPro, is added to each tank. Passes can drop from 6 to 10 per day to 1 or 2, meaning approximately 75% less water and 50 to 70% of truck hours freed up.

Which One Should You Choose?

It depends on your staffing, equipment and reporting requirements. You can start with a trial in one area and then expand the program.

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