Winter is coming soon, and that means snowy and icy surfaces. We use de-icers to avoid those treacherous conditions, but the ...

Content continues below New Brunswick wetland may hold key to limiting effects of road salt runoff So, if the idea of environmentally friendly de-icers is just a fairy tale, then what is the ...

Wood frog tadpoles grew larger in ponds contaminated with road salt. The salt appeared restrict the zooplankton population, which competes for the algae tadpoles feed on.

But that still doesn't get away from the fact that you're adding salts to the environment." New Brunswick wetland may hold key to limiting effects of road salt runoff So, if the idea of ...

While road salt and gritting have long been the go-to solutions, their detrimental environmental impact and the potential for infrastructure degradation are well-documented. However, a game ...