Dust protection screens cut air pollution

The project at Murmansk Commercial Sea Port was carried out as part of a cooperation agreement between the port and the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources.

“The construction of dust protection screens is one of the most significant events of our environmental programme,” said Aleksey Rykovanov, general director of the port. “The technology of their use allows to reduce the wind speed by four times, and the dust suppression efficiency only with their help is more than 80 percent.”

Chinese company Shanfeng performed mathematical modelling of the location and structure of the dust protection screens. Construction and installation involved crane building company CJSC SMM.

Andrei Chibis, governor of the Murmansk Region, said: “The project is extremely important for the city of Murmansk. The issue of coal dust worried local residents for many years.”

The agreement, signed in 2017, includes 13 projects addressing areas including the use of irrigation systems, the construction of storm water treatment facilities and the creation of an environmental control room.

In addition to using unique dust protection screens, various dust suppression and cleaning technologies are used at the port. These include “vacuum cleaners” machines that constantly collect dust from the port and road surface.