Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming’s CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 1 [Research Brief]

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• Creators:
  Ksaibati, Khaled ; Huntington, George ; Chamberlin, Christopher
• Corporate Creators:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium ; University of Wyoming. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Wyoming. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Cost Effectiveness Dust Control Evaluation And Assessment Optimization Recommendations Statistical Analysis Unpaved Roads Weather And Climate
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 19-386A
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Wyoming
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  The study utilized field data and comprehensive analysis to examine the effectiveness of various dust suppressants. This included monitoring dust suppressant application, surfacing aggregate type, traffic, weather, roadway performance, and fugitive dust emissions to provide a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of the dust suppression efforts paid for with CMAQ funds. Because of the performance difference between unpaved roads in drier and wetter climates, the results from this study are most applicable to the interior western United States and other dry climates throughout the world. The methodologies developed during this study may be applied to assess the effectiveness of any dust control efforts, regardless of differences in precipitation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  451
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92504/dot_92504_DS1.pdf
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