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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Atmospheric Dispersion Study of Deicing Salt Applied to Roads: Part II Final Report for Period July, 2002 to June, 2004

Abstract:

The Illinois DOT has released a report that examines the atmospheric emission and deposition of deicing road salt composed mainly of sodium chloride. The report provides an overview of the sampling sites, presents data from the different instruments deployed at the sampling sites, and describes a model developed for the study to simulate salt deposition.

Source(s):

Illinois State Water Survey, prepared for Illinois DOT

http://www.idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Research/Physical-Research-Reports/prr149.pdf

Date: 2006

Author:

Williams, Stensland

Keywords:


Environment
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