Originally Posted by sceckert:
One other thing: In this modern world, is there no such thing as an affordable and environmentally-approved substance that can limit dust in a racetrack-type of application? Couldn't one of us with some farming know-how (rules me out) make a fortune introducing such a solution? I understand that the calcium chloride that helped numerous tracks in the past, has been banned, but in this age when toxins that can cause birth defects are routinely sprayed on food crops anyway, isn't somebody on the cusp of creating a soluble dust-deterrent?
I do have farming knowledge, can't help with a dust deterrent but can clarify that "toxins" that cause birth defects are
not used on crops. You think EPA would ban CaCl, a simple salt, and allow chemicals which cause birth defects to be used on food? Now back to the racing discussion...