ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ROAD SALTING - STATE OF THE ART

This report is a comprehensive resource document concerning the environmental impacts of road salt on ground and surface water quality, soils, terrestrial and aquatic biota, and corrodible objects. The report examines the issue of municipal and provincial liability for deterioration in water quality, property damage, lost income, health and other damages attributed to pollution caused by the application and storage of road salt. Also examined is the issue of municipal and provincial liability for vehicle and pedestrian accidents attributed to inadequate or improper application of de-icing salt. The attitudes of the courts in these issues are also reported. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Ministry of Transportation & Communic, Can

  1201 Wilson Avenue
  Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Jones, P H
  • Jeffrey, B A
• Publication Date: 1986-7

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 57 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Deicing chemicals; Environmental impacts; Health; Liability; Local government; Loss and damage; Property; Water quality
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Property damage
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2598: Deicing; 2455: Environment; 2144: Health; 2453: Pollution; 2264: Responsibility; 4329: Run off; 8588: State of the art report; 253: Transport authority; 2488: Vegetation
• Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478523
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM