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March 5, 2010 - Globe and Mail
Road salt is poisoning water bodies, study finds...One of the most detailed
investigations ever conducted in Canada into the fate of road salt has
found that it is polluting groundwater and causing some streams during
winter thaws to have salinity levels just under those found in the ocean. Read more >
February 23, 2010 - Washington Post - Washington, D.C
Road salt melts snow, but it contaminates groundwater and damages
habitats...With all the snow, road crews have been spreading loads of salt
all over the sidewalks and roads. I know it wreaks havoc on my car. What
does it do to the environment? Read more >
January 27, 2010 - Beacon News - Aurora, Illinois
Regional plan stresses water conservation...It also recommends using
alternates to road salt to de-ice roads, because they are harming the
region's shallow water aquifers. Read more >
January 27, 2010 - WJAC-TV NEWS State College, Pennsylvania
Growing Concerns Of Corroded Pipes Underneath Busy Centre Co.
Street...Local engineers blame the corrosion on the bottom on the metal
pipes on road salt, but are unsure whats behind corrosion on the sides of
the pipes. Read more >
May 14, 2009 - Water Quality Research Journal of Canada
There are no Ontario aquatic fresh water quality guidelines for chloride,
but chloride concentrations in almost all the monitored streams in
Toronto periodically exceeded chronic and acute chloride threshold levels
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency City of Toronto,
Ontario 1995/2009 Read more >
February 10, 2009 - Star Tribune - St. Paul, Minnesota
Road salt spreading into our water. Rain and melting snow in the Twin
Cities have flushed away road salt residue from hundreds of streets and
tens of thousands of cars. But that might not be a good thing.
Read more >
2009 - Transportation and Environmental Services - Region of Waterloo
An objective look at the impact of winter salt on our drinking water. Tests
show that sodium chloride from winter salt is showing up in increasing
levels in underground sources of drinking water. Read more >
January 11, 2008 - The Edmonton Journal - Edmonton, Alberta
And research shows that half of the road salt flows into the river and the other half seeps down into the groundwater table, stated, Kevin Mercer.. Read more >
December 5, 2007 - CBC News Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Ontario will look at putting the brakes on the widespread use of road salt,
Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. The province currently
exempts road salt from its environmental protection laws even though it
has been called toxic to plants and animals. Read more >
December 4, 2007 - CTV News Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Road salt is hurting the environment and governments need to find other
ways to make Ontario roads safe in the winter, the province's
environment commissioner said Tuesday after releasing his annual
report.
Read more >
December 4, 2007 - 2006/07 Annual Report to the Legislature from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
The upward trend of road salts usage as well as the ensuing runoff
from roadways, salt storage yards and snow disposal sites have
contributed to elevated chloride levels in surface water, soil and
groundwater in Ontario. Read more >
February 14, 2007 - Environment Canada
A comprehensive five-year scientific assessment by Environment Canada
determined that in sufficient concentrations, road salts pose a risk to
plants, animals and the aquatic environment (Assessment Report - Road
Salts). Read more >
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