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edit: Don't do this. Embrace modernity and don't pollute the soil.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They still do that on sites with dirt tracks that get dusty. Only, they spray with water.

It's pretty shitty and foul smelling water, mind.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Magnesium chloride also works well as a dust suppressant. I used to manufacture the stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Many moons ago, my family went to a cottage every summer where they would oil the roads to keep them from wearing. I'm not sure what it was exactly but it was for sure a petroleum product by the smell.