Road-salt runoff is an increasing problem in areas of North America that receive snow. Its effects include groundwater salinization, loss or reduction in lake turnover, and changes in soil structure. Road-salt runoff can affect biotic communities by causing changes in the composition of fish or aquatic invertebrate assemblages. It also poses threats to birds, mammals, and roadside vegetation.
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1 March 2018
A Review of Road Salt Ecological Impacts
Athena Tiwari,
Joseph W. Rachlin
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Northeastern Naturalist
Vol. 25 • No. 1
March 2018
Vol. 25 • No. 1
March 2018