We use de-icers to treat snowy and icy surface conditions in the winter, but the products are negatively impacting local ...

"When the weather turns cold, windy and snowy, many of us prefer to stay indoors and keep warm at home," Darci Webber writes.

Winter brings the challenge of managing icy surfaces to ensure safety. Knowing the ice melting point and how de-icers like ...

All that salt and calcium mixture that’s used to pretreat the roads ahead of the winter storm can cause problems for your car if you don’t take care of it soon.

GDOT has also assured the city that crews will be coming back through to re-salt Liberty Expressway access points. Crews will also be reapplying the roadway treatment solution to the Liberty ...

Frisella Landscape Group’s snowplows have been busy the last few weeks in Defiance clearing residential and commercial ...

Salt isn't effective in temperatures below 15 degrees. Calcium chloride, unlike salt, gives off heat as it dissolves, which allows it to melt ice more quickly than salt. It works well at low ...

To avoid a slip and fall risk, experts advise homeowners to clear snow on all pathways on their property and treat it with ice melt. Calcium chloride salt could give the best results to get rid of ice ...

Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5241, United States ...

THE MAYOR SAYS IN TOTAL, CREWS HAVE PUT DOWN AROUND 44 MILLION POUNDS OF SALT, 18,000 POUNDS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE OR, EXCUSE ME, CALCIUM CHLORIDE. AND THEY’RE DRIVEN MORE THAN 24,000 MILES ...

It's made with a combination of magnesium chloride and calcium chloride that begin melting ice down rapidly, turning it into slush that can easily be shoveled away. It's also safe to use around ...