Road Salts and Other Human Sources Are Threatening World’s Freshwater Supplies

ENN
Apr 12, 2021, 4:17 pm209 pts
When winter storms threaten to make travel dangerous, people often turn to salt, spreading it liberally over highways, streets and sidewalks to melt snow and ice.

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