SAVE SALT: SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT
MOTIVATED BY A DESIRE TO REDUCE BOTH COSTS AND DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE ILLINOIS TOLLROAD SYSTEM HAS EXPERIMENTED WITH SALT-APPLICATION CONTROL THROUGH CAREFUL ADJUSTMENTS OF THE SPINNER BAFFLES AND WITH THE USE OF LIQUID CALCIUM CHLORIDE AS AN ADDITIVE TO SALT TO IMPROVE THE MELTING ACTION OF THE LATTER. TWO SECTIONS OF THE TOLLWAY SYSTEM WERE CHOSEN FOR THE EXPERIMENT. ALTHOUGH THE RELATIVELY MILD WINTER RENDERS THE DATA TENTATIVE, PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE A 20% SAVING IN THE AMOUNT OF SALT USED PER LANE MILE. EXPERIMENTS WITH VARIOUS BAFFLE SETTINGS, FEED SYSTEMS, STORAGE, AND TRUCK MODIFICATIONS ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
- Publication Date: 1973-3
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 28-9
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Serial:
- Better Roads
- Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0006-0208
- Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Applications; Calcium chloride; Deicers (Equipment); Deicing; Deicing chemicals; Liquids; Rates; Sodium chloride; Sodium chloride; Wetting
- Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219056
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM