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A University of Maryland geology researcher says the influx of salt — much coming from road de-icer — in freshwater streams and rivers poses an “existential threat” to drinking water.
"There has to be a better way."
In a controlled experiment, researchers diverted wastewater from an advanced treatment facility into a healthy stream and monitored the unfolding ecological effects.
The planet’s natural “salt cycle” is speeding up—and new research shows that we are to blame.
THE WASHINGTON POST – Human activities are making the globe saltier, specifically in our soils, freshwater and air, according to a study released on Tuesday in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. The excess salt has already caused serious issues in freshwater supplies in recent decades. Saltier water led to brown tap water for […]