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Why would salting the sidewalk in the winter be potentially damaging to any plants that grow along the sidewalk?
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∙ 12y ago
Because the water from inside of the plant's cell diffuse to the outside of the plant. It happens because the concentration inside of the cells is higher than the salting from the sidewalk, so the cell become shrink trying to even the concentration. Most plants will die during this process.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, it kills them.
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