Ice formation and the risk of chloride toxicity in shallow wetlands and lakes
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DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10045
Abstract: The process of ice formation in shallow waterbodies can increase chloride to toxic levels in waterbodies already impacted by chloride loading from road salt (NaCl deicer) application. Chloride concentrations were measured bi-weekly in a shallow,… read more here.
Keywords: ice formation; road salt; toxicity; chloride ... See more keywords
Effects of road salt on larval amphibian susceptibility to parasitism through behavior and immunocompetence.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.05.015
Abstract: Large quantities of road salts are used for de-icing in temperate climates but often leach into aquatic ecosystems where they can cause harm to inhabitants, including reduced growth and survival. However, the implications of road… read more here.
Keywords: road salt; road; amphibian susceptibility; larval amphibian ... See more keywords
The combined effects of macrophytes and three road salts on aquatic communities in outdoor mesocosms.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117652
Abstract: Because of environmental and societal concerns, new strategies are being developed to mitigate the effects of road salt. These include new deicers that are alternatives to or mixtures with the most common road salt, sodium… read more here.
Keywords: combined effects; salt; road salt; road ... See more keywords
Effects of road salt on a free-living trematode infectious stage.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x20000309
Abstract: Many temperate freshwater habitats are at risk for contamination by run-off associated with the application of road de-icing salts. Elevated salinity can have various detrimental effects on freshwater organisms, including greater susceptibility to infection by… read more here.
Keywords: free living; road salt; road; salt free ... See more keywords
Trends and legacy of freshwater salinization: untangling over 50 years of stream chloride monitoring
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1817
Abstract: Excessive use of road salts to maintain safe winter travel conditions leads to increasing chloride (Cl) concentrations in streams, damaging the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems. Long-term increasing stream Cl trends are generally attributed… read more here.
Keywords: road salt; long term; road; stream trends ... See more keywords
Chronic Road Salt Exposure Across Life Stages and The Interactive Effects of Warming and Salinity in a Semiaquatic Insect.
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac014
Abstract: The salinization of freshwater habitats from winter road salt application is a growing concern. Understanding how taxa exposed to road salt run-off respond to this salinity exposure across life history transitions will be important for… read more here.
Keywords: exposure across; road salt; life; salinity ... See more keywords
A review of the species, community, and ecosystem impacts of road salt salinisation in fresh waters
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DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13286
Abstract: Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are threatened by salinisation caused by human activities. Scientific attention on the ecological impacts of salinisation from road deicing salts is increasing exponentially. Spanning multiple trophic levels and ecosystem types, we review… read more here.
Keywords: community; salinisation; road salt; road ... See more keywords
The effects of road salt (NaCl), predation, and competition on the growth and community interactions of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) and wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus).
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4168727
Abstract: Road deicing salts are frequently used in northern regions of the world during the winter and early spring months. As a result, a significant portion of road runoff into surrounding aquatic habitats contains road deicing… read more here.
Keywords: road; spotted salamanders; competition; wood ... See more keywords