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Fresh water affected by salt from deicing roads

r when salt is applied to melt snow, suggesting that salt is accumulating in the environment."

If current trends continue over the next century, many surface waters could become unfit for human consumption and toxic to some aquatic life throughout the region. Reversing the problem involves reducing the creation of new roads and subsequent use of deicers. Despite being a major aquatic pollutant, road salt is not currently regulated as a fresh water contaminant.


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Source:University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science


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