Summary

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In the article “Porous Asphalt Is King of the Road”, PaveGreen (n.d.) claims that porous asphalt is the best pavement surface. Porous asphalt reduces water pollution as it prevents the washing off of pollutants from surfaces and allows water to be filtered naturally before reaching waterways. It is also used to create safer roads for wet and winter climates. In the event of rain, the prevention of water collection on the surface reduces splash and spray from vehicles. This improves the visibility of drivers therefore decreasing accidents. In winter climates, porous asphalt accelerates the melting of ice and snow. This allows for a cut in the use of anti-icing agents which in turn can potentially lessen winter maintenance costs and pollution from anti-icing agents. The writer also mentions that adopting the use of porous asphalt is a cheap solution for going green considering that the cost is similar to typical asphalt.

Although the article talks about the benefits of the use of porous asphalt, it does not state the limitations of its use.

PaveGreen. (n.d.). Porous Asphalt Is King of the Road. Retrieved from http://www.pavegreen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:king-of-the-road&catid=35:porous-asphalt&Itemid=110

Revised 06/10/20

Comments

  1. Dennis ChanOctober 5, 2020 at 6:35 PM

    Greetings Joel,

    here are my comments for your summary, hope it helps.

    "It is also used to create safer roads" - "It used to create safer roads".

    other than that, in my opinion, this summary flows well.

    Dennis Chan

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    1. Joel NeoNovember 14, 2020 at 8:06 PM

      Dear Dennis,

      Based on my understanding of the article, the use of porous asphalt is to create safer roads. However, "it used to create safer roads" signifies that it does not create safer roads anymore as it does in the past, which is not aligned to the intended meaning in the article. Therefore I will stick to what I wrote. Nonetheless, thank you for the feedback.

      Regards,
      Joel

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