Spring Thaw Washes a Cocktail of Salty Chemicals into Streams
Posted in freshwater on Mar 12th, 2012
As warmer temperatures thaw winter’s blanket of snow and ice, the runoff enters lakes, rivers and streams, carrying with it a winter’s-worth of de-icing compounds. Despite making roads safer, salt and deicers are still peppered with danger. Between 10 and 20 million tons of salt are applied to roadways every year. These liberally-applied agents are [...]
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