Saskatchewan's 15 year study of the environmental impacts generated by deicing salt.

Author(s)
Jin, Y.C. Gutiw, P.L. Widger, R.A. & Liu, G.
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Abstract

Salt (sodium chloride) has been widely used as a deicing agent on highways and urban streets for over half a century. During the 1980's, the public in Saskatchewan raised some questions about the impacts of salt use on the environment adjacent to highways. In order to position the Department of Highways and Transportation to answer these questions in the future, a joint research study was initiated with the Faculty of Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Regina, on the impact of deicing salt on a newly built section of Saskatchewan highway. This paper describes the research project, the test results, the database capabilities, the accomplishments to date and the future plans for the site. This project was nominated for the TAC 2005 Environmental Achievement Award. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD number E211521.

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C 38376 (In: C 38346 CD-ROM) /62 /15 / ITRD E211547
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In: Transportation without boundaries : proceedings of the 2006 annual conference and exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada TAC, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, September 17-20, 2006, 10 p.

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