Canadian Government estimates 4.75 million tons of sodium chloride used each year
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Toronto Subway Line Shuts Down Due to Road Salt Damage - Toronto Star, June 22, 2008
Salt on the roads proving to be harmful — Sentinel Review, March 11, 2008
Toronto’s waterways will suffer ‘toxic shock’ after heavy usage this winter — Toronto Sun, March 9, 2008
Road salt contaminates drinking-water supplies - Maine’s Morning Sentinel, March 2, 2008
Is Road Salt Destroying Overpasses? — Fox News, St. Louis, February 25, 2008
Road salt spray leads to burning power poles in Calgary – CBC News, February 13, 2008
Airbag system is affected by road salt — CanWest News Services, January 2008
Timmins seeks ways to reduce road salt use – Timmins Daily Press, January 2008
Ontario acknowledges need to reduce road salts: McGuinty – Canadian Press (CP), December 2007
Salt compromises road safety – National Post, December 2007
Ottawa biggest user of road salt in Canada – Toronto Star, December 2007
Pet owners warned over road salt — CBC News, November 2006
Road salt may cause cancer, says B.C. researcher – CBC News, January 2000
Road salt threatens environment: study – CBC News, August 2000
Road salt may be hazardous to people’s health – CBC News, November 2000
Report stresses toxicity of road salting – Environmental & Science Engineering Magazine, January 2001
Ottawa proposes regulating road salt use – CBC News, December 2001
Environmental Impacts of Road Salt and Alternatives in the New York City Watershed – StormWater, May/June 2001
Road Salt Named Toxic to Environment — Forum Magazine, a publication of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, February 2002
Give roads low-salt diet – Wisconsin State Journal, December 2007
County commission to review road salt use – The Capital Times, January 2008
