FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH ON CALCIUM MAGNESIUM ACETATE - AN ALTERNATIVE DEICER

The importance of snow and ice control on highways and the advantages of a clear pavement cannot be overstated. In addition to greatly reducing highway accidents and fatalities, keeping the roads clear has benefited the American economy by allowing the movement of people and goods. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State highway and transportation departments are investigating the complete laboratory and field deicing, environmental, and economic effects of using calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), the most logical alternative to salt presently available. FHWA-sponsored research to identify alternative deicers shows that CMA is potentially less polluting and corrosive than salt.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chollar, B H
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 113-118
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Calcium compounds; Calcium magnesium acetate; Deicing equipment; Economic impacts; Environmental impact statements; Highways; Ice; Ice prevention; Maintenance; Pavements
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387325
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 931
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM