A growing body of research suggests that road salt contributes to metal corrosion and can have a negative impact on ecosystems. Despite the introduction of some successful alternatives, many Canadian cities are still using salt because it’s cheaper.

  • Mpatch@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Volcanic ash and beet juice. It’s such common sense that regular salt is fucking everything up. You telling me that you gona blast salt on a 6 lane highway for 300 km and expect it not fuck up the local water way from the drain run off?

    • Pyr_Pressure
      1·
      5 days ago

      Does volcanic ash not have detrimentally environmental effects? Isn’t it super basic in Ph?