Dust
Common causes of dust disturbance include:
- land clearing (exposed surface)
- construction, building and or demolition works
- activities being carried out around a domestic premises (landscaping)
How can you reduce or mitigate dust whilst undertaking dust generating activities?
- where possible, schedule activities when weather conditions are favourable (eg little or no wind)
- retain as much vegetation on a site as possible (eg grass or small amounts of vegetation)
- create physical barriers (eg solid fences of fencing covered in shade cloth)
- spray water on the topsoil in dry conditions to reduce dust leaving from the site.