ANALYSIS AND CURRENT STATUS OF ROAD DEICING

THE RESULTS OF A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SALT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARE DISCUSSED. TABLES ARE INCLUDED WHICH GIVE COST DATA FOR DEICERS AND ACCIDENT DATA. VARIOUS CONCLUSIONS ARE REACHED, THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT REASONABLE DOUBT AT THIS TIME CONCERNING THE USE OF DEICING SALTS, BOTH WITH REGARD TO THEIR EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED, THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE USE THEREOF UNTIL MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Envir Assn of Ostego & Del Cnties

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• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasives; Benefit cost analysis; Crash reports; Data collection; Deicers (Equipment); Deicing chemicals; Economics; Environmental impacts; Sodium chloride; Sodium chloride; Surface drainage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: HELP
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1977 12:00AM