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Trucks transporting gravel products from the site will , <br /> naturally, increase pollutant emissions on some area <br /> highways . However, the additional contribution will be <br /> extremely small compared to normal pollutant emissions <br /> that occur in the absence of gravel mining at the site. <br /> Projected truck traffic from the site will be an average <br /> of 93 round trip truck loads per day. These traffic <br /> volumes will not produce measurable changes in air pol- <br /> lution on the affected highways. <br /> Air quality impact of reclamation of the mining site will <br /> be similar to that of mining, but of lesser magnitude and <br /> duration. Causes of pollution will be basically the same: <br /> earthmoving, wind erosion of bare soil , operation of internal <br /> combustion engines , and vehicle traffic. The quantities of <br /> material moved, distances moved, and duration of operations <br /> will all be much less than during actual mining. Further-. <br /> more, reclamation involves no crushing, sorting, and <br /> processing operations or comparable activity to produce <br /> dust. It is therefore concluded that reclamation activities <br /> at the site will involve only highly localized and temporary <br /> increases in air pollution, all of which will be of minor <br /> • consequence. <br /> Summary and Conclusions <br /> To summarize the analyses and conclusions that have been <br /> G-18 <br />