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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Canada Finds Road Salt an Environmental Toxin

Abstract:

This article describes a five-year assessment by Environment Canada that found that road salts contaminate ground water, surface water, poison wildlife and harm vegetation.

Source(s):

Environment Canada. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2000

Author:

Environment News Service

Keywords:


Environment
Winter maintenance

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