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Effects of Road Salt on a Vermont Stream
Author(s) -
Kunkle Samuel H.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1972.tb02694.x
Subject(s) - streams , salting , remedial education , salt lake , environmental science , salt (chemistry) , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , business , engineering , geology , computer science , geotechnical engineering , political science , chemistry , computer network , paleontology , food science , structural basin , law
Deicing roads by salting them may or may not reduce accidents, but salting roads definitely does raise the salt level of streams that flow nearby. The problem is not, according to the author, one that demands remedial measures by communities with large reservoirs, but it does deserve attention—especially by small‐community water suppliers in the northern states.