Dust Control

PM10 Inc. is a leading provider of powerful, environmentally friendly, high-tech soil treatment products, specifically engineered and formulated to solve your problems.

From large commercial projects to small residential solutions, PM10 Inc addresses your specific needs with a portfolio of safe and effective applications. Your full PM10 plan design and maintenance by one company. 24 Hour Response time to all dust calls.

Areas services:

• Commercial Construction Dust Control
• Residential Construction Dust Control
• Demolition Deconstruction Sites Dust Control
• Road and Highway Construction Dust Control
• Unpaved Road Dust Control
• Blended Subgrade Stabilization
• Topical Subgrade Stabilization
• Unpaved Road Dust Control
• Unpaved Parking Lot Dust Control
• Unpaved Shoulder Dust Control
• Grading & Excavating Land
• Full PM10 Plans and Maintenance
• Pre-Watering
• Street Sweeping
• Fencing
• Construction Clean Up
• Import / Export Dirt
• Wind Records
• Water Supply, Water Tower, Water Tank & Storage

Why Is Dust Control Necessary?

Although unavoidable in many construction operations, the escape of dust particles into the workplace atmosphere is undesirable. Excessive dust emissions can cause both health and industrial problems:

• Health hazards
• - Occupational respiratory diseases
• - Irritation to eyes, ears, nose and throat
• - Irritation to skin
• Risk of dust explosions and fire
• Damage to equipment
• Impaired visibility
• Unpleasant odors
• Problems in community relations

California PM10 Standards

The State of California has established ambient air quality standards for PM. These standards define the maximum amount of particles that can be present in outdoor air without threatening the public's health. In June of 2002, the California ARB adopted new, revised PM standards for outdoor air, lowering the annual PM10 standard from 30 µg/m3 to 20 µg/m3 and establishing a new annual standard for PM2.5 of 12 µg/m3.

For more information, see the Ambient Air Quality Standards chart at http://www.arb.ca.gov/aqs/aaqs2.pdf.

State and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter California's PM standards are more protective of human health than the corresponding set by EPA. See the EPA site for the new federal PM10 and PM2.5 ambient air quality standards at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/naaqsfin.

Revision of the PM Standards
The ARB adopted new PM (particulate matter) standards in June of 2002, responding to requirements of the Children's Environmental Health Protection Act (Senate Bill 25, Escutia 1999). This Act requires the evaluation of all health-based ambient air quality standards to determine if the standards adequately protect human health, particularly that of infants and children. The subsequent review of the PM standards resulted in the recommendation of more health-protective ambient air quality standards for PM10 and a new standard for PM2.5. More details of this review are available in the staff report, "Public Hearing to Consider Amendments to the Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Sulfates." The new PM standards became effective in 2003. |