When it snows, it pours – but why do municipalities treat the roads with salt? A chemist explains how salt affects water and ...

Buzz60’s Lenneia Batiste has more on an easy DIY ice melting solution that you can make with everyday ingredients in your ...

Scientists say just one teaspoon of salt or ice melt is enough to pollute five gallons of fresh water. But Minnesota agencies ...

This method is helpful because salt lowers the freezing point of water, which will lead to melting of the ice. It also prevents falling rain or snow from being able to freeze. At 30 degrees ...

But how does the salt in pickle brine help combat ice? It disrupts ice crystals, keeping water molecules from bonding to make ...

While we have a break from icy road conditions you might want to make sure the salt you're using on slick walkways it pet ...

Learn about the potential road salt damage that can impact your home and tips for preventing and managing this issue ...

The new blend includes molasses and calcium chloride to make the salt stick to the road surface and activate at colder ...

Both table salt and rock salt melt ice by lowering the freezing point of water. So does sugar. Much of what we salt the Earth with every winter comes from underground networks of salt crystal that ...

And while road salt does serve its purpose of melting ice, once a fresh layer of ice forms, drivers are back in peril until salt trucks make their rounds again. To address these concerns ...