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Road salt is one of the methods use to melt ice on roadways during the winter. Because of the chloride it contains, it is a water pollutant.

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What are the bad effects of road salt?

Road salt causes corosion of vehicles


How does road salt get into groundwater?

The salt dissolves which causes it to evaporate then it melts down and it becomes in the ground, which is in the groundwater.


How did road salt get its name?

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


What causes the ice to melt when you put salt on the road?

because water with a solute has a lower freezing point than pure water. the freezing temp of water is 0 C but salt water is about -1.8 C it lowers with the amount of salt added to the road.


What causes your lungs to be polluted?

Lung is the main organ of respiration.So smoking or any other things that pollute the air can pollute the lungs.


Where to get road salt?

Road salt is impure salt directly extracted from mines.


What causes road salt pollution?

Road salt pollution is caused by the use of salt (sodium chloride) for de-icing roads in winter. When snow and ice melt, the salt used on roads washes into nearby water bodies, leading to elevated levels of chloride in the water which can harm aquatic life and vegetation.


What are some uses for road salt?

Road salt is used for deicing.


What is road salt used for?

Road salt is used for deicing streets and walkways


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.


How does road salt affect surrounding plants?

The salt burns plants that are around the road that was salted.


When was Road Salt One created?

Road Salt One was created on 2010-05-17.