Strawberry-scented asphalt to relieve workers' suffering

A company in the Leningrad region of Russia recently spread a strawberry-flavored asphalt product on a short stretch of road to test its effectiveness in reducing unpleasant odors emitted during workers' daily work on the road.

Hot asphalt that is spread on newly built or repaired roads is considered by many to be the most disgusting smell in the world. However, this problem is being solved when many companies have embarked on research products to improve the scent of asphalt.

Strawberry scent does not affect the quality of the asphalt. (Illustration).

After a few months, a company in Poland launched asphalt with a floral scent to make workers more comfortable during work, a company in Russia has also successfully launched asphalt with a strawberry smell. west and used to spread on a 700m long road.

'Many people couldn't smell bitumen when it was heated and spread on the roadway during the repair process, so they decided to try a new product,' Interfax reported.

Accordingly, on June 30, a 700m-long stretch of road located in the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad region was paved with strawberry-flavored asphalt. This stretch of road is part of a Russian project of safe high-quality roads. It is known that about 300 tons of strawberry flavored asphalt have been produced for the test project.

It is not clear how successful the new asphalt will be and how long the strawberry scent will last on the pavement. The production contractor confirmed that the strawberry scent did not affect the quality of the asphalt.

Bitumen is a highly viscous and blackish liquid or semi-solid, present in most crude oils and in some natural sediments. Essential components of the bituminous asphalt.

Asphalt is usually processed at temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius, so the main risk is causing burns when in contact with the human body. However, there are some types of bitumen that can be harmful to health if people breathe in the product's gas, or let the product come into contact with the skin even at low temperatures.

Studies conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that asphalt has been widely used for many years, and there is no direct evidence that asphalt has been used for many years. The relationship between bitumen and human skin disorders. But the composition of bitumen contains polycyclic compounds, and some have been shown to be carcinogenic through animal studies. Therefore, care should be taken to avoid skin contact with asphalt, especially for a long time.