Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Many people claim it does, but, to be honest I have never seen any physical indication of that. Salt dissipates into the soil and we must remember that much of many countries were under ocean water for a lot of years. Hence the Utah salt flats. In Vermont it was a constant argument, but, what it boiled down to was the damage it was doing to cars in the form of corrosion, but, it was readily accepted that many lives were saved by the use on the highways. I always figured I could buy another car, but, I was not replaceable. New York State, at least far northern NY used a combination of salt and sand. That worked too for keeping cars on the highway, however, in the spring there would be a strip of dead foliage about 5 feet wide caused by the sand that wasn't able to dissolve so it just sat there killing whatever it was on top of. Vermont on the other hand had grass right up to the edge of the roads.
As mentioned before near drinking water sources it can be a problem, but, most all states advocate using way less salt or no salt in those areas. The benefits in the winter far outweigh the bad things.
