Sources of Emissions in Stone Crushers
All quarrying and stone processing operations including surface mining, crushing, screening, material handling and transfer operations are potential sources of particulate emissions. These sources may be categorised as either process sources or fugitive dust sources. Process sources include those sources for which emissions are amenable to capture and subsequent control. Fugitive dust sources generally involve the re-entrainment or settled dust by wind or machine movement. Factors effecting emissions from either source category include the type, quantity and the moisture content of the rock processed, the type of equipment and operating practices employed as well as topographical and climatic factors.