vision2020@moscow.com: Re: greasy roads--preparing to be outraged

Re: greasy roads--preparing to be outraged

Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu)
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:13:22 -0500

>I don't understand how we can encourage people to recycle their motor
>oil and not dump it in the storm drain while allowing how many
>hundreds--thousands?--of gallons of oil to be dumped on city streets
>and county roads in the name of dust control.
>
>Is this a concern to anyone else, or am I a crank? (Okay, these
>aren't mutually exclusive, so just respond to the first part, por
>favor.)

I have been told, perhaps erroneously, that the oil
used on roads is not used motor oil as it appears, but rather
a vegetable based oil. I would be interested in knowing
for sure.

--
Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu)
Dept. of Forestry
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4411 (618) 453-7465
FAX: (618) 453-7475

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