Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Construction

McLaughlin, Richard A.; Heitman, Joshua L; Carley, Danesha Seth; Kranz, Christina N

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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Construction

2023-04-01
By McLaughlin, Richard A. ; Heitman, Joshua L ; Carley, Danesha Seth

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Creators:

McLaughlin, Richard A. ; Heitman, Joshua L ; Carley, Danesha Seth ; Kranz, Christina N
Corporate Creators:

North Carolina State University. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Corporate Contributors:

North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/NC/2020-01
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

North Carolina ; United States
Edition:

Final Report August 1, 2019 – April 15, 2023
Corporate Publisher:

North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit
Description:

Construction of roads exposes large areas of soil which can lead to high erosion rates. Current best management practices are good at keeping larger sized particles on-site, but smaller particles still remain a problem for construction site stormwater discharges. Turbid water leaving construction sites can have detrimental impacts for the surrounding environment, especially for aquatic organisms such as mussels. Polyacrylamide (PAM) has been shown to help reduce turbidity of construction site stormwater.
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PDF
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72859/dot_72859_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 12.12 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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