ABSTRACT:
Variable conditions on active construction sites make erosion and sediment control a necessity and a challenge. A large number of non-structural products and materials are available to help prevent storm water runoff and control sediment movement to streams. The objective of this study was to determine what materials were available in California, what materials were used and how much of the most used products were applied to the soil. Data are from four mail surveys of Certified Erosion Control Specialists, contractors, consultants, and product manufacturers. Response to the surveys was 15 percent from the contractors and erosion control professionals and 23 percent from the manufacturers. From the surveys, we gathered data on 493 materials used by 155 respondents. Wattles, logs and rolls were used by the largest percentage of respondents (83 percent), followed by blankets (63 percent), mulch (56 percent), dust suppressants (36 percent), tackifiers (30 percent), soil drying agents (18 percent), and soil binders (14 percent).
Footnotes
Libby Raskin is a post-graduate researcher, Angela DePaoli is a graduate student researcher and Michael Singer is a professor of soil science, all at the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources at the University of California in Davis, California.
- Copyright 2005 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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