Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoB.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmonwww.coastreporter.netexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkB.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmonwww.coastreporter.netSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretatterdemalionlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days agoSeattle has refused to salt the roads for precisely this reason.
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoIt also fucks up cars and the soil. Sugar beet juice also works as a deicer and isn’t corrosive. I prefer sand, just since it works in all temps and it’s inert.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoOntario talks about salt killing fish in the GTA seemingly every year
Seattle has refused to salt the roads for precisely this reason.
It also fucks up cars and the soil. Sugar beet juice also works as a deicer and isn’t corrosive. I prefer sand, just since it works in all temps and it’s inert.
Big Salt too strong in Canada.
Big Pepper needs to step in.
Ontario talks about salt killing fish in the GTA seemingly every year
Ditto for Portland