floofloof@lemmy.ca to Ontario@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoReducing road salt use 'not something that can wait' as Ontario lakes see oxygen depletion, researcher sayswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down10
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minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThe sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
minus-squareBluefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoFrom what i found its beet juice mixed with salt brine. Not as bad as normal ice melt apparently. https://www.backyardboss.net/beet-juice-ice-melt/ Though I’m sure this isn’t great for the environment either.
minus-squarenomecks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoCalgary is semi-arid. Beet juice would not work in a place like Ontario. Too much ice!
How does that work?
The sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
It’s also super sticky which helps
From what i found its beet juice mixed with salt brine. Not as bad as normal ice melt apparently.
https://www.backyardboss.net/beet-juice-ice-melt/
Though I’m sure this isn’t great for the environment either.
Calgary is semi-arid. Beet juice would not work in a place like Ontario. Too much ice!
They already use it. It works.