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As the "''Time to Reach Bare Pavement Scenario Comparison''" above demonstrates, significant salt and cost savings could be seen in a typical big box store, commercial business or institutional building's parking lot by simply reducing the application rate of rock salt and extending the time to bare pavement by one hour. To note, this is only the material cost of the salt (which varies, but has been [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-contractors-road-salt-price-hike-1.4934369 higher than $100/tonne in recent years] (Tumilty, 2018)<ref>Tumilty, R. 2018. Rise in road salt prices hits local contractors. Available at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-contractors-road-salt-price-hike-1.4934369 (Accessed: 24 Mar., 2022)</ref>. Over-application of salt has been noted to cause significant damage to parking lot infrastructure, including issues with concrete, corrosion of railings, damage to landscaping materials, and damage to flooring. Reducing the application rate would decrease the rate at which this damage occurs, reducing the amount needed to repair or replace property each year, without sacrificing the safety of parking lot users.

As the "''Time to Reach Bare Pavement Scenario Comparison''" above demonstrates, significant salt and cost savings could be seen in a typical big box store, commercial business or institutional building's parking lot by simply reducing the application rate of rock salt and extending the time to bare pavement by one hour. To note, this is only the material cost of the salt (which varies, but has been [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-contractors-road-salt-price-hike-1.4934369 higher than $100/tonne in recent years] (Tumilty, 2018)<ref>Tumilty, R. 2018. Rise in road salt prices hits local contractors. Available at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-contractors-road-salt-price-hike-1.4934369 (Accessed: 24 Mar., 2022)</ref>. Over-application of salt has been noted to cause significant damage to parking lot infrastructure, including issues with concrete, corrosion of railings, damage to landscaping materials, and damage to interior buildings' flooring. Reducing the application rate would decrease the rate at which this damage occurs, as a result helping to minimize the amount needed to repair or replace at a given property each year. All of this without sacrificing the safety of parking lot users.

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.smartaboutsalt.com/ Smart about Salt]

*[http://www.smartaboutsalt.com/ Smart about Salt]

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