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Expert: Demand for salt in winter comes at a cost

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Winter weather is here and whether it’s products you use around your home or on the roads when the weather gets icy, researchers at Virginia Tech say spreading salt for deicing comes at a cost to the environment. Virginia Tech researcher Megan Rippy says it’s “a slow-moving train wreck” because it plays out so slowly that it’s easy to overlook that our streams, lakes, and drinking water resources are becoming progressively saltier. She’s availabl
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Expert: Demand for salt in winter comes at a cost

Winter weather is here and whether it’s products you use around your home or on the roads when the weather gets icy, researchers at Virginia Tech say spreading salt for deicing comes at a cost to the environment. Virginia Tech researcher Megan Rippy says it’s “a slow-moving train wreck” because it plays out so slowly that it’s easy to overlook that our streams, lakes, and drinking water resources are becoming progressively saltier. She’s availabl

·Charlottesville, United States
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Skip the Salt this Winter

Road salt pollutes local waterways and harms aquatic ecosystems The winter months bring us cold temperatures and wintry precipitation like snow, sleet, and freezing rain that can make paved surfaces and sidewalks hazardous. Each year, transportation departments across the United States use millions of tons of road salt to de-ice roadways. Salt is also used to de-ice parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks. Add it all up and that’s A LOT of salt! …

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