Canadian Government Unaware of Full Ecological Impact of Road Salt

Canadian Government Unaware of Full Ecological Impact of Road Salt
Crews clean up during an early winter storm with heavy wet snow in Winnipeg on Oct. 11, 2019. John Woods/The Canadian Press
Amanda Brown
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Environment and Climate Change Canada says it does not know to what extent road salt, an all-Canadian contaminant, is causing ecological damage in Canada.

Federal researchers estimate it poses a greater environmental threat than fracking, though tonnes of it are used yearly in Ontario and Québec, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.