Hailed as a pet-friendly alternative to road salt, calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) has been around since the 1970s and was ...

With a steep price difference between magnesium chloride ($100-$180 per ton) and salt ($20-$30 per ton, according to research by Cornell University), more and more cities are trying to curb salt ...

NORWAY – Road Commissioner Ron Springer said he’s going to trade salt for magnesium in a couple of areas for winter icing purposes.A report of road salt getting into a well on Greenwood Road ...

Road salt and magnesium chloride both can be applied as liquids or solids. In Oregon, transportation officials spray liquid mag on roads to keep ice from sticking to the pavement.

Salt is essential to keeping our roads safe during snowy, cold weather, but our use of the chemical takes a lofty environmental toll — road salt can contaminate drinking water, endanger wildlife ...

Road salt being loaded into trucks at Eastern Minerals Inc. in Chelsea, Mass. (Bill Sikes/AP) Experts who fear road salt is starting to take a toll on the nation's waterways are turning to beet ...

The state will continue its use of magnesium chloride solution. But in specific problem areas, such as steep hills, it also will spread down rock salt to speed melting and improve traction.

It’s a problem that’s growing exponentially. The country used about 164,000 tons of road salt in 1940, U.S. Geological Survey data shows. It broke 1 million tons in 1954, 10 million in 1985 ...

Total salt use in North America has increased dramatically, with most of the change from increased road salt application. Our salt use is increasing at a faster rate than addition of new roads and ...

Hailed as a pet-friendly alternative to road salt, calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) has been around since the 1970s and was developed by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration.