Abstract:
A multi-layered surface control blanket (10) for soil stability and turf management, comprising a sandwiching of: a fluid permeable lower layer of flexible material (16); a fluid permeable upper layer of flexible material (30); at least one intermediate layer of fibrous material (26) treated with a displacable chemical agent, wherein the chemical agent consists of a soil treatment agent selected from the group comprising: a tackifier, a flocculant, and a polyacrylamide.
Abstract:
An elongated web of flexible material 14 having a covering of excelsior 20 across a portion thereof has an elongated edge portion 22 uncovered. The elongated covered portion 20 is folded over upon itself a number of times, and the elongated uncovered side portion 22 (a tail) are wound upon a roll for utilization after unrolling, as a sediment barrier, properly staked 52 into the ground "G".