Road Salt Alternatives Alter Aquatic Ecosystems (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Road Salt Alternatives Alter Aquatic Ecosystems

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Organic additives found in road salt alternatives -- such as those used in the commercial products GeoMelt and Magic Salt -- act as a fertilizer to aquatic ecosystems.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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