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.

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Recommended Links

• This is an older publication but its introduction provides information about trends in use of deicing salt.

  The History of de-icing salt use in the U.S.

• For two additional lists of salt-tolerant landscape trees, shrubs and other plants:

  • The Morton Arboretum
  • Colorado State University

• For an excellent discussion of all aspects of deicing use in the U.S.:

  Informative coverage on the Mother Nature Network

• Studies of salt use and its effects in the Adirondacks:

  The Adirondack Watershed Institute and AdkAction