Drivers of freshwater salt pollution such as de-icers on roads and parking lots, water softeners, and wastewater and industrial discharges further threaten freshwater ecosystem health and human ...

Drivers of freshwater salt pollution such as de-icers on roads and parking lots, water softeners, and wastewater and industrial discharges further threaten freshwater ecosystem health and human ...

Government guidelines insufficient to protect freshwater ecosystem from salt pollution Date: February 21, 2022 Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Summary: Current water quality guidelines ...

Yet the resulting salt pollution in freshwater ecosystems may prove to be a far more difficult hole to dig ourselves out of, as de-icing chemicals have become the status quo for creating upwards ...

In his recent research, Hintz shows just how far the dominoes can fall, linking the de-icing salt Americans use to keep our roads safe to the survival of freshwater ecosystems. Hint’s research ...

They are also coating the land where crops grow. And they are stressing plants and animals in freshwater ecosystems, in some cases until they disappear. Land use is a primary culprit ...

And salt can quickly destroy freshwater ecosystems. WBUR's Jesse Remedios reports on why this problem has no simple fix. This segment aired on March 11, 2021. Covering Climate Advertisement ...

Road salt contamination of freshwater ‘requires immediate attention,’ warns scientist by Shirin Ali | Jan. 6, 2022 | Jan. 06, 2022 ...

For all their economic costs, road salts may take an even steeper toll on the environment. As salty runoff infiltrates streams and lakes, it can upset freshwater ecosystems. Authors of a 2017 ...

What is behind this surge in saltiness? One of the biggest culprits is road salt, especially in regions that get big snowfalls in winter, like the northeastern and midwestern US. Municipalities in ...

Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem health and human water security Date: April 21, 2021 Source: Virginia Tech Summary: Drivers of freshwater salt pollution such as de-icers on roads and ...