EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR STORING AND USING SALT

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS IN THE NORTHERN STATES ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTORISTS AND SHIPPERS CHARGING UNSAFE ROADS ON THE ONE HAND AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS CHARGING GROUND AND STREAM POLLUTION ON THE OTHER. STEERING A MIDDLE GROUND BEGINS WITH SALT STORAGE, WHICH IN ALL CASES MUST NOT BE PERMITTED TO OCCASION ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONS FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR STORAGE ARE DISCUSSED. THE KEY TO REDUCED POLLUTION FROM SALT APPLICATION IS MAXIMUM REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE BEFORE APPLICATION, TOGETHER WITH CONTROL OVER SALT-APPLICATION RATE, ADJUSTMENT OF QUANTITY TO AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC, SALTING AS CLOSE TO THE CROWN AS POSSIBLE, CONVERSION OF THE PAVEMENT FROM WET TO DRY AS SOON AS FEASIBLE, BETTER APPLICATION CAN ALSO BE REALIZED THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF STORM CHARACTERISTICS, THE LOCAL WEATHER CYCLE, AND DAILY TRAFFIC PATTERNS. PROPER EQUIPMENT IS ESSENTIAL. FOREMEN AND OPERATORS MUST BE TRAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S APPROACH TO WINTER MAINTENANCE.

• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • O'Toole, M L
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 76-8
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Deicers (Equipment); Environmental impacts; Handling and storage; Salts; Storage facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219035
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 10 P
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM