Road Sweepers for PM-10 Certification

Significance: Dust is a major issue for street sweepers, and dust suppression is a major focus for street sweeper manufacturers. Testing under, US-based organization, South Coast AQMD Rule 1186 uses a pass/fail approach to certify a sweepers ability to pick up 80% of material consisting of 90% sand and 10% paint filler, spread over 1000 lbs. The normalized mass of entrained PM10 must be less than or equal to 200 mg/m. PM-10 test is mandatory for all sweepers used in North America and Europe. It guarantees customer, that they not only buy an efficient sweeping machine but also sweeper with the excellent dust control system.