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EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project<br />

6.6 Impact Assessment on Ambient Air<br />

6.6.1 Impacts on ambient air during construction period and mitigation measures<br />

6.6.1.1 Impact assessment of ambient air during construction period<br />

Pollution from the project are mainly air-borne dusts, generated from activities such as road<br />

construction, pipeline construction, and vehicle operations. The effect of pollution will be high<br />

on buildings close to the project site. Use of commercial asphalt is recommended in the<br />

construction, because its exhaust gas will have less impact.<br />

Air-borne dust from road and pipeline construction<br />

The subsequent waste following the establishment of the pipeline and construction of the road<br />

will need to be cleared at the earliest in order to avoid dust emission by wind and air. The<br />

construction activities such as loading and unloading on the construction site will also increase<br />

air-borne dust.<br />

Bridge construction<br />

Bridge construction mainly includes the construction of the foundation, bridge superstructure,<br />

lifting and splicing stage. In comparison to the air born dust resulting from the pavement<br />

construction, the impact of air-borne dust caused by bridge construction is relatively small. This<br />

is because, it neither involves the construction of a new pavement nor produces secondary air<br />

borne dust from driving on unfinished pavements.<br />

Secondary air-borne dust from driving vehicles<br />

The scattering dust from the vehicles used to transport concrete and muck along the way, which<br />

will increase the amount of air-borne dust on the driving routes, especially at the construction<br />

road, the entrance and exit points of the work sites.<br />

Air-borne dust in storage yard<br />

Storage yards are required to store construction materials such as lime, sand and stones for road<br />

construction. The air-borne dust blown by wind and generated in the loading and unloading<br />

process at storage yards will lead to air pollution. The volume of dust emission in the storage<br />

yard is closely related to the type and nature of materials and wind speed. For example, the<br />

materials with smaller gravity are more prone to dusting when they are disturbed and materials<br />

with large proportion of small particles, the corresponding degree of dusting will be high. The<br />

contractor will take the effective measures to alleviate the air-borne dust pollution, and watering<br />

is a comparatively effective way to control such dust.<br />

Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology<br />

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