Monday, October 6, 2025
The impact of road salt on drinking water in Ontario
Every winter, Ontario applies millions of tonnes of road salt to keep highways, streets, and sidewalks safe from ice and snow. While this practice helps prevent accidents,…
Key Player Projects: road salt
Clean Nature and the City of L’Assomption join forces to reduce the excessive use of road salt
L’Assomption, QC – AquaAction has announced the launch of a pilot project as part of its AquaEntrepreneur Québec program, in collaboration with the company Clean…
Use road salt wisely, cautions U of G researcher
A University of Guelph toxicologist is urging researchers to invest in finding better alternatives to road salt to protect lakes and rivers. “At the moment,…
Excessive chloride use assaulting lakes and rivers
A new international study says the ecological cost of global road salt use is an underappreciated problem that is harming freshwater resources around the world.…
Freshwater Salt Pollution Threatens Human Water Security: Study
Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce—one in eight…
Waterloo Businesses Asked to Consider Closing Unused Parking Areas to Protect Drinking Water
The Region of Waterloo is asking businesses to consider closing excess parking areas this winter to reduce winter salt use and the amount of chloride…
Chloride Maps Show Devastating Effects of Road Salt, Even in Summer
Southern Ontario waterways are showing dangerously increasing road salt levels in WWF-Canada’s Great Lakes Chloride Summer Hot Spot Maps. “While healthy levels for aquatic life…
Regulatory & Enforcement Failures Permit Water Pollution, Increase Economic Burden
Yesterday, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO), Dianne Saxe, held a webinar to provide further insight into the recently released environmental protection report, Back to…