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|Rock salt pretreated with liquid MgCl<sub>2</sub> or CaCl<sub>2</sub> lowers the effective temperature range of salt and reduces losses to wind and scatter. Low chloride alternatives can also significantly reduce the harmful effects of chloride-based salts.
|Rock salt pretreated with liquid MgCl<sub>2</sub> or CaCl<sub>2</sub> lowers the effective temperature range of salt and reduces losses to wind and scatter. Low chloride alternatives can also significantly reduce the harmful effects of chloride-based salts.
|Reduces salt release to the environment and lowers corrosion effects on infrastructure. May also lead to improved level of service. For more information see STEP, 2020. Abrasives such as sand dot not melt snow and ice but may be appropriate in some circumstances and LSRCA, 2018.
|Reduces salt release to the environment and lowers corrosion effects on infrastructure. May also lead to improved level of service. For more information see [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/03/Alternatives-to-salt-technical-brief.pdf STEP's Technical Brief: Alternatives to Salt (STEP, 2020)]<ref name="example6" />STEP. 2020. Alternatives to Salt: What else melts snow and ice? Technical Brief. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/03/Alternatives-to-salt-technical-brief.pdf</ref>. Abrasives such as sand dot not melt snow and ice but may be appropriate in some circumstances and LSRCA, 2018.
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|'''Salt Specifications'''
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For more information on the practices and research supporting the suggested benefits, see [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/Snow-and-Ice-Control-BMPs-for-Parking-lots-and-Sidewalks.pdf STEP, 2022]<ref name="example6" /> and [ https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2022/02/roadsalt-tac-full-doc.pdf TAC, 2013], and associated reference materials.
For more information on the practices and research supporting the suggested benefits, see [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2022/04/Snow-and-Ice-Control-BMPs-for-Parking-lots-and-Sidewalks.pdf STEP, 2022]<ref name="example6" /> and [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2022/02/roadsalt-tac-full-doc.pdf TAC, 2013], and associated reference materials.
==Salt Alternatives==
==Salt Alternatives==