Abstract
The report contains a state of the art on the effects and use of mineral fillers in general and collected dust fines in particular. The report also documents the results of study on the characteristics and variability of baghouse dust collected from asphalt mix plants representative of different plant types (drum mix and batch), generic aggregate types, and dust collection systems. The report also contains recommended guidelines for the proper handling of dust and the actual test data on samples of dust. (Authors).