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Yea its really bad for the environment because when you put road salt on clean snow, the snow becomes polluted. Polluted snow melts faster than clean snow because of lower albedo. After the polluted snow melts it goes into our water source and then it becomes into water pollution which becomes a bigger problem.
Also, it can give plants and sometimes trees salt burn just by it being in the air and also when the snow melts the water carries the salt in to our fresh water lakes and rivers
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Is Industrialisation good or bad for your environment?
Industrialisation is both good and bad...It's effects on environment are horrible.
Is 10000 inches of snow bad?
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Is a weathering good or bad for the environment?
is weathering good and bad
Why is acrylic bad for the environment?
I read that it affects human health and the environment.
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Why is salt bad for melting ice?
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What are drawbacks of using salt on the walkways?
its bad for the environment. and it makes the snow really gross to play in. :-P
Snow salt bad for cars?
yes it eats away at bare metal
What are the hazards for salt?
hazards could go ether way, the unhealthiness of the product in your body or the effects of salt in the environment. salt in a water system is a bad thing it makes the water toxic to drink and for live in the water depending on the amount in the water. salt has a tendency to dry things, it melts snow and can dry water depending on the amount.
Will Moses lake have a bad winter?
i have lived in moses lake for 6 years. our inters are very wierd..... its either 24 degrees out with no snow or 45 degrees out with melting snow
What are bad effects for melting ice with salt?
The ion chlorine from NaCl or CaCl2 is corrosive for metals (all type of vehicles) or roads.
Is salt bad for concrete?
Typically. I assume the salt is used for melting ice? Although exterior concrete is designed to resist damage from salt and freeze/thaw cycles, these will always shorted its life span. Better to just shovel the walk.
Which part of a tube worms cells keeps excess salt from entering the cells?
to maintain a stable environment
What is the effect of the salt on the melt point of ice?
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Does melting aluminum cans have a good or bad impact on the environment?
If the can melting is being done to recycle and reuse the material, then it has a positive affect on the environment, as less energy is expended recycling than in producing aluminum from the base bauxite. Otherwise, it is a waste of heat energy and liquid aluminum burns and kills most lifeforms.
How bad is the ozone layer melting?
Ozone layer melting is very bad. Without ozone layer no life would be there.
Why did the Red River flood in 1997?
the red river flooded in 1997 because of the bad temperatures an big snowfall. Because of the too much snow and ice melting, the flood was created.
