this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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edit: Don't do this. Embrace modernity and don't pollute the soil.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 year ago (26 children)

When I was a yout, they had trucks with a huge tank and a sprayer on the back. The truck would drive all the country roads spraying the dirt with waste oils. This was done to keep the dust down. Smelled terrible. Miles and miles of dirt roads that ran all around by rivers and lakes.

It is crazy to think about that now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 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

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