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Dust Control Saves Nearly Twelve Million Gallons of Water

Kinross-La Coipa gold mine, Atacama desert The open-pit mine is one of the world's driest Consumes 70% of the region's water Water scarcity Water consumption reduced by 2/3rd and dust emission by more than

Other Products
PetroTac DustGuard Mc 3M SDS-2 3M SDS4 3M LSP Soiltac Gorilla-Snot Durasoil

Problem With other Dust Control Alternatives


WATER leaves soil more fragile creating even more dust OIL BASED EMULSIONS continually percolate and leach through soil, never binding with the road bed particles to stabilize the surface MOST ASPHALTIC MATERIALS create a thin top layer which is easily picked up and tracked by heavy equipment, leading to surface deterioration

References
http://www.waterlink-international.com/news/id1089Dust_Control_Saves_Nearly_Twelve_Million_Gallons_of_W ater.html http://solutions.3mindia.co.in/wps/portal/3M/en_IN/Minin g_Market_Center/Home/Products/one/five http://soilworks.com/product-information. http://www.dustcontrol.com.au/brochure.html http://www.ecomagination.com/technologies/dustreatcontrol-treatment-programs/ www.gewater.com www.ge.com/mining/sol_dust_control.html http://en.wikipedia.org

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