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Reducing road salt use 'not something that can wait' as Ontario lakes see oxygen depletion, researcher says (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

The dirt also has to be cleaned up

You mean the dirt CAN be cleaned up. This is a pro, not a con. The salt also needs to be cleaned up, and it's a LOT harder.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Water washes salt away better (and into our streams), it’s easier on our pipes

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Water washes salt away better (and into our streams), it’s easier on our pipes

You get that's the actual problem we're trying to solve, right? Water washing salt away is the opposite of cleaning up!! We still need to recover that salt, only now it's in our ecosystem.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

I’m aware

That doesn’t change anything

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