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Why not just collect the salt, and sell it as... salt? Even if its not ok for cooking, it should be fine for roads? I am sure there are other industrial uses fo
by kevstev 5y ago
Why not just collect the salt, and sell it as... salt? Even if its not ok for cooking, it should be fine for roads? I am sure there are other industrial uses for salt.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoActual salt is rarely used on the roads in the USA anymore. Majority use magnesium chloride now. Don’t know about the rest of the world. Lots of reasons, pros and cons. I work in automotive and hate it.
- EricE 5y agoSalt from roads is seriously contaminating our environment and significantly impacting farming in more and more areas. Ever hear of the Romans salting the earth of people the conquered? It was so they couldn't grow crops - yet we routinely do this to ourselves - pretty daft.
- throwaway894345 5y agoWe also farm in a way that is almost optimized for erosion of topsoil. We’ve already lost a third of it and it only renews on geological timescales. Daft is too polite.