University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Want to Reduce Road Salt Impacts on Ecosystems and Infrastructure? Just Add Water.

The above picture shows CFL assistant professor Hilary Dugan and a giant pile of rock salt. It is so much salt. How much? Well, this particular pile belongs to the Jefferson County Highway Department and it’s not uncommon for them to dump literal tons of salt onto county roads and Interstate 94 during an extended …