REMEDIATING HIGHWAY DEICING SALT CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. IN: CHEMICAL DEICERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The Massachusetts Department of Public Works (MDPW) maintains 12,315 lane miles of highway (1989-90). The total amount of salt applied per winter by MDPW during this period averaged 201,519 tons. The storage, handling and application of this quantity of highway deicing salt statewide resulted in salt contamination of many public and private water supplies. The purpose of this report is to document the effectiveness of preventive and remedial actions that are used by MDPW to alleviate salt contamination of water supplies. Two of these are: (1) reduced salting on state highways; and (2) using a salt substitute such as calcium magnesium acetate.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This book is an outgrowth of the Alternative Deicing Technologies and the Environment Conference convened at Michigan State University on March 25-26, 1991. The editor is Frank M. D'Itri.
• Corporate Authors:

  Lewis Publishers, Incorporated

  121 South Main Street, P.O. Drawer 519
  Chelsea, MI  United States  48118
• Authors:
  • Pollock, S J
• Publication Date: 1992

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium magnesium acetate; Deicers (Equipment); Deicing chemicals; Environmental impacts; Sodium chloride; State departments of transportation; State highways; Water resources
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
• Old TRIS Terms: Water supply
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621975
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-87371-705-8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1996 12:00AM