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Is road salt poisonous

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Road salt (if is sodium chloride) is not toxic.

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Sodium chloride is not toxic but a recommended limit for the daily intake exist.

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Sodium chloride is not a poison; but eating big quantities is dangerous for your health.

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Nope, unles u eat it.

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How did road salt get its name?

salt + road = road salt... keep it up


Where to get road salt?

Road salt is impure salt directly extracted from mines.


Why is salt not poisonous?

salt is made out of sodium and chlorine which is poisonous. But when these two are mixed, they form a new compound with changed properties. So, there is no harm in eating table salt.


Is it possible to recover the salt from the water?

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How does road salt work?

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Road salt causes corosion of vehicles


What is road salt used for?

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Why is salt water bad for farmland?

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of having salt on the road?

The disadvantages of having salt on the road are, the it wrecks the tires, the road's, the drains if there are fish in them. The advantages of having salt on the road it makes the road less slippery so there are less car crashes, and it is cheap.