Environmentally Sensitive Sanding and Deicing Practices

Chang, Nien-Yin; Pearson, Walter H.; Chang, James L. J.; Gross, A. J; Meyer, Mark; Jolly, Marva; Yang, Barbara; Samour, Hellen

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Environmentally Sensitive Sanding and Deicing Practices

1995-03-01
By Chang, Nien-Yin ; Pearson, Walter H. ; Chang, James L. J.

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Chang, Nien-Yin ; Pearson, Walter H. ; Chang, James L. J. ; Gross, A. J ; Meyer, Mark ; Jolly, Marva ; Yang, Barbara ; Samour, Hellen
Corporate Creators:

University of Colorado at Denver. Department of Civil Engineering ; Colorado Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:

Colorado. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

CDOT-CTI-95-5
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Colorado
Edition:

Final Report: 9/93 to 12/94
Corporate Publisher:

Colorado. Department of Transportation
Description:

Growth in the Denver-metro area has led to an increased impact on the environment due to winter maintenance activities. According to the Regional Air Quality Council, the use of sand as a traction aid contributes up to 45 % of the particulate air pollution (PM10) in the Denver area. The Environmentally Sensitive Sanding and Deicing Practices at the University of Colorado at Denver investigated literature and current practices from a wide variety of sources to arrive at a document which summarizes the current state of knowledge about deicing practices and their effect on human health and the environment. Topics include, properties of snow and ice, roadway traction, anti-skid materials, air quality impacts of anti-skid materials, water quality impacts of deicing chemicals, deicing chemicals, equipment to apply deicers, snow and ice management practices, and current practices obtained from interviews and site visits. Topics for further research are also discussed.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93732/dot_93732_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 8.95 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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