Dust control is a system used for controlling dust in certain areas such as construction areas, dusty roads, mines and factories.
It’s very important for these areas to have the dust controlled. Aside from the fact that it lessens the chances of accidents happening due to lack of visibility, it also prevents the workers from getting sick due to dust.
It was found out that dust can cause a lot of different illnesses, with allergies and asthma being the least.
Calcium chloride is a popular dust control solution. What’s really great about this solution is that also reduces maintenance cost aside from improving dust control. It also reduces gravel replacement cost by up to 80% since the cost of aggregate replacement can be saved when calcium chloride is properly applied.
This solution is very cost-effective. It can reduce grading cost by up to 50% plus it also reduces labor cost.
Environmentalists also love calcium chloride as it poses very minimal threat to the environment. In fact, it’s used in food processing which proves how “healthy” it is to be used in the environment.
Calcium chloride is fairly easy to apply. First, you have to blade and shape the surface to allow water to drain off properly. You then have to apply the liquid calcium chloride with a tank truck and you’re done.
Dustex is a brand designed for dust control. It’s fairly new compared to the other products, but a lot of companies have been using it already.
Dustex is a lignosulphonate product that is derived from wood pulp. It’s developed especially for road stabilization as well as road dust control.
Because it’s made from paper manufacture, it’s non-toxic, which makes it very safe to the environment.
It’s also easy to handle. Dustex is made in a ready-to-apply solution, so there’s no need to mix it with anything, saving you time in preparing it.
If you also need to stabilize a road, Dustex works well with that too. Dustex is an effective binder for different types of soils and road aggregates. Because it’s a binder, it glues particles together, compacting the soil. Once the surface is treated with Dustex, it becomes stiff which prevents it from sliding down.
