As another winter storm approaches, experts and volunteers with Penn State York Extension are measuring chlorine levels ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter ...

who recently completed a project studying road salt pollution. The salt used on the road is often the same salt that people have at the dinner table, said Smit: sodium chloride. Salt helps to ...

Virginia Tech. "Researcher studies the power of native plants to combat road salt pollution." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250117161121.htm (accessed February 10, 2025).

Wisconsin Public Radio To keep roadways safe in snowy, winter conditions, the reliance on salt differs widely from one ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter ...

Jodi Sulpizio, a natural resources educator with Penn State York Extension, is raising awareness about excess use of road salt during the winter. She said around 20 to 30 million tons of salt is ...

Last week, lawmakers heard from the state's top transportation official and a local Adirondack organization about road salt ...

Branch County Road Commission plow trucks spread sand. salt, beet juice on U.S. 12 to increase vehicle traction. Salt does not melt ice below that temperature. Knaack said of the roads ...

It’s difficult to pinpoint the sources of road salt pollution in waterways, however. Researcher Steven Goldsmith, an environmental science professor at Villanova University, said residents can ...

To wrap up “Winter Road Salt Awareness Week,” the Izaak Walton League hosted an event Friday in Gaithersburg about smart salt use as well as the negative effects of road… Read More ...