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Title:

Patterns of Chloride Deposition Next to a Road as Influenced by Salting Occasions and Winds

Abstract:

Bulk deposition was collected in a field adjacent to highway E4 in SE Sweden in order to describe the deposition pattern of deicing salt. The result was related to wind characteristics and deicing activities on the road. Chloride was shown to be transported several hundreds of meters away from the road. The amount of air-borne chloride deposited in the roadside environment was well correlated to the road-salting intensity.

Source(s):

82nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (Sweden). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2003

Author:

Blomqvist

Keywords:


Anti-icing/deicing chemicals
Wind
Environment
Winter maintenance

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