Sources for More Information
Bulletin #32: Let’s Stop Salt Damage
A Classic Book
Chemical Deicers and the Environment edited by Frank M. D’Itri. This was the outgrowth of a national conference held in 1991 at Michigan State University. The 585-page proceedings is perhaps the best single source of information available on this important subject, including hundreds of additional references. Available from CRC Press or Amazon.com.
Recommended Links
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This is an older publication but its introduction provides information about trends in use of deicing salt.
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For two additional lists of salt-tolerant landscape trees, shrubs and other plants:
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For an excellent discussion of all aspects of deicing use in the U.S.:
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Studies of salt use and its effects in the Adirondacks:
Last Updated: 03/25/19