I-asphalt ikhona kwiindawo ezimbini eziphambili: ihlala iqinile kumaqondo obushushu akwi-ambient kwaye iguqukela kulwelo xa ishushu.
Kulwakhiwo, abasebenzi bafudumeza i-asphalt kwimo yayo engamanzi kwaye bayisebenzise kumphezulu womsebenzi. Ekupholiseni, iqina ibe sisigqubuthelo esikhuselayo, ukuqinisa ukungangeni kwamanzi, commonly employed in roadway construction and roofing applications.