It may help keep your car on the road in the winter, but research from the University of Toronto suggests that road salt is creating problems for wildlife.
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2019
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A monarch butterfly had just emerged from its chrysalis when Emilie Snell-Rood reached into its cage, grabbed it carefully to take measurements and photographs, then placed it inside a tall and breezy tent. There it would ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2019
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Bacteria, which have been working for millennia as nature's stonemasons, could soon be enlisted to help neutralize the destructive effects of road salt.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2019
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Lakes, rivers and some private wells are becoming saltier, largely thanks to high levels of road salt sprinkled on streets during winter. According to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2019
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Brrr … it's cold out there! Children are flocking to the television in hopes of hearing there will be a snow day; the bread and milk aisles at grocery stores are empty because of an impending snow storm; and utility trucks ...
Materials Science
Feb 1, 2019
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A Heriot-Watt spin-out company is using smart technology to help safeguard Scotland's roads and possibly bring an end to pot-holes.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 28, 2019
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Now that the New Year's Eve party is over, it's time to lay off the balloons and glitter – both are scourges to the environment.
Environment
Jan 3, 2019
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Beet juice deicer, a natural alternative to road salt that is considered to be an eco-friendlier winter road management solution, may not be ecologically friendly to nearby aquatic species. The findings—the first to explore ...
Ecology
Oct 29, 2018
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The presence of an invasive species in an ecosystem makes native organisms more susceptible to pollutants and may encourage the spread of additional invasive species, according to new research from Binghamton University, ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2018
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The United States has made enormous progress in reducing water pollution since the Clean Water Act was passed nearly 50 years ago. Rivers no longer catch fire when oil slicks on their surfaces ignite. And many harbors that ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2018
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