2007-12-19 04:41:57 · 11 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Environment ➔ Conservation
Maybe
2007-12-19 04:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by James K 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Different kind of salt, and we don't really use salt to keep ice from the streets because we have safer more effective alternatives. My guess is that no, this wouldn't work.
We do make use of the salt from desalination plants.
2007-12-19 04:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by JA in SC 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes but most of the Salt in the USA comes from the Salt mines under Kansas, the Central USA used to be a vast inland sea that dried up millions of years ago and left large salt deposits there
2007-12-19 04:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by lisalau 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
More and more salt is being replaced as a deicer because it runs down the drains and really pollutes the run off which eventually feeds into streams and into drinking water. So while it could be used, it would just end up right back in the water which isn't good at all.
2007-12-19 04:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by mblastguy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Like lisalau said, we have so much salt already available it wouldn't in and of itself justify desalinization.
2007-12-19 04:47:32 · answer #5 · answered by Agent 00Zero 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no salt pollutes water.
damages roads and bridges.
damages cars and trucks. ruins farm land.
another law of unintended actions
2007-12-22 21:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, but would be very bad for the environment, especially near water supplies and crops which don't grow well in salty soil.
2007-12-19 04:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by luckyvegas535 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do they still use salt? If they do, then any source of salt is as good as any other.
2007-12-19 05:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Detriot, MI also has salt mines.
2007-12-19 04:46:23 · answer #9 · answered by Sandie B 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Agreed it is destructive in its use when inproperly applied as in all life science.
2007-12-19 05:11:19 · answer #10 · answered by curious and want to help 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋