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It goes through drainpipes and storm water.
How does road salt get to surface water?
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Drinking runoff or eating salt directly or licking salty paws.
Name one way pets digest salt.
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False, Chlorine does.
True or False: sodium affects growth, survival, food sources, and reproduction.
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The Cattail
What is an example of a salt resistant plant?
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Because, since it's left over in the cheese making process, it's free.
Why is cheese brine a good economical choice?
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Dilution, which is unnatural.
What is the only way of purifying water of chlorine?
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Refer to Presenter
Name three symptoms caused by road salts in pets.
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It doesn't, sodium does.
How does chlorine affect water stratifications?
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It is very resistant to water and takes a long time to absorb it.
What does it mean if soil is impervious?
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They contain heavy metals.
Why should ashes be used away from gardens?
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It prevents oxygen from reaching the bottom, nutrients from reaching the top, and any life from growing on the floor.
How does sodium affect water stratifications?
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False, weakness, not constipation.
True or false: three symptoms of road salt digestion in wildlife include confusion, dehydration, and constipation.
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Conductivity and Corrosion.
Fill in the blanks: Road salt increases water ___________ and _____________.
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It destroys plants whose job it is to prevent pollution from reaching water bodies.
How does road salt promote water pollution?
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It can absorb heat, and in this case, melt the ice and snow.
What does it mean if something has low albedo?
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False. People with low sodium diets have high blood pressure.
True or false: sodium is harmful to people with low sodium diets, i.e. people with low blood pressure.
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It attracts larger mammals to the roads.
How does salt lead to increased vehicle accidents?
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Power lines.
Loss of currents, shortage of transmission lines, and electrical leaks are results of the effects of road salts on what?
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False, sodium does.
True or false: chlorine affects water PH.
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False, they are only planning to do so.
True or False: Americans are using solar panelled roads because they absorb heat to melt the ice and snow, and can provide electricity for nearby buildings as well.
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Taste and odour issues.
Sodium normally isn't harmful, but exceeding certain amounts, the following issues may come into play.
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It causes salt-sensitive animal to die out, and salt resistant animals to dominate.
How does road salt affect diversity?
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They decrease the population of salt sensitive aquatic and dominate salt resistant life. They also make good homes for some invasive species.
How do road salts affect ocean diversity?
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It looks unpleasant.
What is another negative affect road salt has on vegetation (other than the fact that it is bad for plants)
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It embeds into ice and snow and makes them solid and non-slip.
How does volcanic rock work as a de-icer?
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