AIR POLLUTION FROM HOT MIX PLANTS

THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE POLLUTION CAUSED BY HOT MIX PLANTS. IT WAS FOUND THAT NO PLANT OPERATING IN THE STATE CONSISTENTLY OPERATES WITHIN THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE LOUISIANNA AIR CONTROL COMMISSION WHILE MAINTAINING REASONABLE PRODUCTION. ALL PLANTS COULD IMPROVE THEIR PARTICULAR EMISSIONS THROUGH MORE CARE OF, AND CONCERN FOR THEIR, PRESENT EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES. ALMOST HALF OF THE POLLUTION CAUSED BY MOST PLANTS ORIGINATES FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE STACK. AIR POLLUTION FROM THESE SECONDARY SOURCES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THE STACK EMISSIONS SHOULD BE REDUCED BY THE USE OF WATER SCRUBBERS OR BAG COLLECTORS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Louisiana Department of Highways

  P.O. Box 44245, Capitol Station
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Burt, W T
  • Gueho, B J
• Publication Date: 1970-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Asphalt plants; Stack gases
• Old TRIS Terms: Stack emissions
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210453
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 68-1ch (B)
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 1971 12:00AM