by Phill Sexton | Feb 2, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers
When winter snow imposes its will on the roads, it’s typically mitigated by various amounts of sand, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and road salt, but these de-icing agents also are a major contributor to corrosion problems for fleets. However, states are...
by News Affiliate | Feb 2, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Snow Removal, Sustainable Salt Initiative, SWiM
Article Written By Jacob Fox Today’s question: Why not use more road salt? In my work with the Town of Geneva, we look at a variety of different topics ranging from waste management to stormwater to public bike trails. One topic that we have been discussing recently...
by Phill Sexton | Apr 15, 2017 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM
The past several years have seen increased finger-pointing at the private snow and ice management industry for the environmental woes resulting from the over-application and misuse of deicer. While snow removal contractors play a role, my research over the past few...
by Phill Sexton | Dec 8, 2016 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Uncategorized
With the release of sustainable salt use guidelines, SIMA aims to push the snow industry forward. Freshwater resources throughout North America are contaminated with chlorides as a result of salt use in winter management operations, experts say. With this information...
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