Abstract: A material handling transfer system which utilizes passive dust control methods for containing and controlling fugitive dust emissions generated during a transfer operation. The present system includes an enclosure containment structure which houses a specially designed transfer chute for vectoring a stream of moving material from a first elevated transfer location to a second lower transfer location, the chute being constructed to reduce fugitive dust emissions at the second transfer location, an adjustable deflector mechanism for containing and funneling the bulk material onto the transfer chute structure, and a stilling zone positioned downstream from the second transfer location for impeding the propagation of any fugitive dust emissions through the exit area of the enclosure structure.