Basically, baking soda particles are used to remove contaminants from the surface through a blasting process. Hansen tells us that "it's commonly used on surfaces that need gentle treatment ...

Cleanup of an old, contaminated mine near Lake Las Vegas to make way for thousands of new homes continues. This week, ...

Most people have heard of sand blasting, a process used for cleaning parts by spraying a high pressure air and sand mixture. At this speed, the sand becomes abrasive and will remove paint ...

Need to paint strip your car? This process is called dustless blasting. It uses a mixture of water and an abrasive such as recycled glass, silica sand, or coal slag. The mixture gets blasted ...

A critical element of a good blasting cabinet setup is a vacuum system that can suck out the dust, blasting media, and bits of removed material faster than it collects inside the chamber.

As far as other regulations, like the notification process for residents, required signage near the blast site and distance a blast is from a home, Ames said that the builders or blasting company ...