Download or read book Measures to Reduce Erosion and Turbidity in Construction Site Runoff written by Richard Allen McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evaluation of polyacrylamides (PAM) for both erosion and turbidity control for construction sites was conducted in both the laboratory and the field. A laboratory screening was conduced for 11 PAMs on 13 sediment sources from North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) construction sites around North Carolina. In addition, a field test of two PAMs and two rates, with and without straw mulch and seeding, on a 2:1 fill slope, a 4:1 cut slope, and a 4:1 fill slope were performed.