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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 331730" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>The salt they use on roads is NOT the same stuff as the salts in saltwater for fish and other critters. That is actually a bunch of different chemicals that are made up of various salts. (salts are what you get when an alkaline substance bonds with an acid one).</p><p></p><p>Wide areas of the earth were once covered by immense, very salty shallow seas. They evaporated over time, leaving behind a mixture of salts, organic compounds, hydrocarbons, etc.</p><p></p><p>in addition to the stuff being bad for ocean life in that way, it is very often contaminated with various metal salts which are deadly.</p><p></p><p>Ocean animals for the most part, are extremely sensitive to the exact salinity of their environment. This is part of the reason many species are restricted to such small areas of the oceans.</p><p></p><p>Salt is so potent a toxin in fresh water that people who keep freshwater fish use a bath made of a mild solution of aquarium salts to treat various skin injuries, infections, and even some internal problems such as diseases of the gills or oral cavity. (check out how exactly to do this for the species you have and sometimes temperature adjustments and stuff are needed as well)</p><p></p><p>Much of our economy up here is based on the fact that the WI River runs right through, and we are surrounded by lakes and what you Southerners call "sloughs" (pronounced "sloos"). Our resident and highly prized game and table fish are highly sensitive to changes in their environment and salt is a killer.</p><p></p><p>For that reason, and because it is very often too cold for rock salt to work, we use sand and only go to using salt if it warms up enough for it to be effective. I would much rather drive on gritty ice than on snow that has melted and frozen slick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 331730, member: 1963"] The salt they use on roads is NOT the same stuff as the salts in saltwater for fish and other critters. That is actually a bunch of different chemicals that are made up of various salts. (salts are what you get when an alkaline substance bonds with an acid one). Wide areas of the earth were once covered by immense, very salty shallow seas. They evaporated over time, leaving behind a mixture of salts, organic compounds, hydrocarbons, etc. in addition to the stuff being bad for ocean life in that way, it is very often contaminated with various metal salts which are deadly. Ocean animals for the most part, are extremely sensitive to the exact salinity of their environment. This is part of the reason many species are restricted to such small areas of the oceans. Salt is so potent a toxin in fresh water that people who keep freshwater fish use a bath made of a mild solution of aquarium salts to treat various skin injuries, infections, and even some internal problems such as diseases of the gills or oral cavity. (check out how exactly to do this for the species you have and sometimes temperature adjustments and stuff are needed as well) Much of our economy up here is based on the fact that the WI River runs right through, and we are surrounded by lakes and what you Southerners call "sloughs" (pronounced "sloos"). Our resident and highly prized game and table fish are highly sensitive to changes in their environment and salt is a killer. For that reason, and because it is very often too cold for rock salt to work, we use sand and only go to using salt if it warms up enough for it to be effective. I would much rather drive on gritty ice than on snow that has melted and frozen slick. [/QUOTE]
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