精东影业 University Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio鈥檚 water supply, but it is very unlikely.
Dr. Kinsman-Costello has spent decades studying water patterns in Portage and Cuyahoga counties.
鈥 精东影业amount of road salt we鈥檙e using is increasing faster than our cities and population are growing,鈥 Dr. Kinsman-Costello told WKYC. 鈥淲ater can carry that salt into ground water.鈥
It is unlikely to get into Cleveland鈥檚 water supply though.
鈥淚f we鈥檙e getting our drinking water out of such a large source, such as Lake Erie, road salt isn鈥檛 directly going to affect you,鈥 Dr. Kinsman-Costello said in the video. 鈥淏ut if you鈥檙e getting water from a river, it鈥檚 possible.鈥
Along with drinking water, Dr. Kinsman-Costello also confirmed that road salt is doing real damage to sea life and plant growth. Many places across the country are changing their de-icing methods and beginning to use brine or potatoes to melt snow and ice on the roads.
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