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  2. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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    “When salt is added to this system, the ions in salt are attracted to the water molecules in [the surface semi-liquid layer],” Viswanathan says. “The ions on the surface of the salt get ...

  3. 8 Ways to Protect Your Lawn and Garden from Salt Damage in Winter

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    5. Choose Salt-Tolerant Plants. Plants like viburnum, boxwood, red twig dogwood, and serviceberry react badly to salty soil. However, some plants are naturally more tolerant to road salt, and ...

  4. Road salt - Wikipedia

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    Road salt (also known as de-icing salt, rock salt or snow salt) is a salt used mainly as an anti-slip agent in winter road conditions, but also to prevent dust and snow build-up on roads. [1] Various kinds of salts are used as road salt, but calcium chloride and sodium chloride (rock salt) are among the most common.

  5. Salt doesn't melt ice – here's how it actually makes winter ...

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  6. Snow removal - Wikipedia

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    The salt, via freezing point depression, helps melt the snow and ice and also gives vehicles more traction. Later, usually when the snow has ceased falling, snow plows, front end loaders with snowplow attachments, and graders cover every street pushing snow to the side of the road. Salt trucks often then return to deal with any remaining ice ...

  7. Salt Belt - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Salt Belt with associated states highlighted in red. The Salt Belt is a region in the United States in which road salt is used in winter to control snow and ice. . States in the salt belt include Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North ...

  8. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Salt on Concrete - AOL

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    G&B Construction: “Why you should Never use Salt on Concrete in Winter” 11 Ice Scrapers With Nearly Perfect Customer Reviews Here’s Why Light Snow Is Just as Dangerous as a Snowstorm

  9. Deicing - Wikipedia

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    An Aeroflot Airbus A330 being de-iced at Sheremetyevo International Airport Econ Salt Spreader. De-icing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface. Anti-icing is the application of chemicals that not only de-ice but also remain on a surface and continue to delay the reformation of ice for a certain period of time, or prevent adhesion of ice to make mechanical removal easier.