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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Highway Salt and Our Environment

Abstract:

This brochure explains why snowfighters use highway salt, how salt works, the effects of highway salt on the environment, infrastructure and motor vehicles, and application techniques to minimize adverse environmental impacts.

Source(s):

Salt Institute

Date: 2004

Author:

Salt Institute

Keywords:


Environment

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