[TowerTalk] Salt contamination

[Russell Hill]

Question from a dummy:

Is highway salt manufactured, that is does it add to the amount of salt on 
the earth, or is it simply a redistribution from there (good) to here (bad)? 
In other words is salt bad when it shows up in MY back yard or highway?  I 
really don't know.

Thanks,
Rusty, na5tr



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard HIll" <rehill at ix.netcom.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Salt contamination


> Rates of salt use are declining rapidly on highways.  Alternatives to NaCl
> are getting serious consideration due to environmental realities.  This is
> not a good argument for salting your property.
>
> The general environmental consequences of salt are significant in many 
> parts
> of the world, and the expense of salt reduction is high.  A search for 
> salt
> intrusion on google will give many examples across the US and the world.
>
> That is not to say that chemical ground rods are bad or an environmental
> concern.  It would be interesting to understand what risk they pose.  I
> suspect little--I suspect that the salts are contained in bentonite and 
> will
> leech slowly and at low concentrations.
>
> Let's avoid wild conjecture and inappropriate comparisons.
>
> Rich
> NU6T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Robert Bogash
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:39 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Salt contamination
>
>
> I don't profess to know what the rules are, or the environmental
> consequences, but highway depts spread millions of tons of the stuff on
> the roads of this country every winter, that's for sure.
>
> Bob
> W7DDD
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