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Trans/Seal I
a dust suppressant and soil stabilizer designed to control dust
mitigation, reducing particulate emissions caused by blowing dust,
construction and transportation
of materials. Trans/Seal I is a non-toxic water-soluble product
developed specifically for the control of PM 10 fugitive
dusts (Particulate Emission Potential), identified by the Clark
County Health District Air Quality Division, and is in compliance
with EPA and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
Trans/Seal I was
developed and tested in 1999. The initial concept was to use
Trans/Seal I as a coal topper when transporting coal by unit trains
from the mine to the utility customers. Consideration was given to
the blowback of coal dust while in transit as well as the
off-loading of the coal dust through the bottom gates of the rail
cars during discharge. Prior to the use of Trans/Seal I, a sample
of this product was sent to the customer for extensive testing to
determine whether or not the application of Trans/Seal I had any adverse
effects on the performance of the coal. All test proved positive,
(with the application of Trans/Seal I actually increasing the BTU
content of the treated coal) with no adverse
effects to the customer, their equipment, or the environment.
In 2000, the Clark
County Health District adopted new Air Pollution Control Regulations
for Clark County Nevada (the greater Las Vegas area). Due to the
large increase in population and on going construction, air quality
had become a major problem. The soil in Clark County was classified
into five categories, (high, moderately high, moderately low, low and
slight), for potential fugitive dust that could be entrained in the
ambient air as the result of human and/or natural activities.
Since then,
Trans/Seal I has been used as a Dust Palliative/Soil Stabilizer on
numerous construction projects in both Clark County and Lyons
County, Nevada. During the years 2002 and
2003, our Trans/Seal I product was used while constructing an
80-mile pipeline, located in Southern California.
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