Fugitive Dust

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011821",
  "term": "Fugitive Dust",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The particulate matter not emitted from a duct or stack that becomes airborne due to the forces of wind or surface coal mining and reclamation operations or both. During surface coal mining and reclamation operations it may include emissions from haul roads; wind erosion of exposed surfaces, storage piles, and spoil piles; reclamation operations; and other activities in which material is either removed, stored, transported, or redistributed.\n\n2. Particulate matter emission made airborne by forces of wind, mechanical disturbance of surfaces, or both. Unpaved roads, construction sites, and tilled land are examples of sources of fugitive dust.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Mountaintop Mining Valley Fills Draft Environmental Impact Statement Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/region3/mtntop/pdf/VIII_Glossary.pdf",
    "40 CFR 49.123 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fugitive-dust/"
}