It has long been established that the use of rock salt has negative effects on the environment. In fact there are documented cases of contamination to drinking water and complete destruction of aquatic Eco systems due to excessive salt use. …
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If you are one of those people that has to get up early in the morning to go to work and don’t have the luxury of parking your vehicle indoors in the winter, then you are probably scrapping ice in…
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Calcium Chloride (CaCl) is a very common ice melter product that is known for its fast melting power down to very low temperatures. It is also will known for having some major drawbacks. Calcium Chloride is caustic in nature which…
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While de-icing salts are said to be essential to keep safe mobility for travel routes (e.g. roads, parking lots, sidewalks) their extensive use can become very harmful to wood species and landscapes near or around road sides where most often…
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Used as an icemelter, Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA) is biodegradable and non-corrosive, but it is expensive to produce and hard to apply. How can its beneficial features be realized while its drawbacks are overcome? Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA) is a…
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Environment Canada declares Rock Salt to be toxic Here’s two ways about it. Sodium Chloride degrades the environment by poisoning plants, damaging soil structures, harming fish, birds, and other wildlife, and contaminating drinking water sources. Environment Canada has therefore declared…
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A very common question asked in the Icemelter Market is: “Which icemelters can be liquefied from it’s granular form?” We have found a set of products that are very effective when liquefied, and even safe for the environment. All of…
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We came across an article from XYNYTH’s Icemelt Resource Centre, about Icemelter and new concrete. A question we frequently get is “if Icemelter is safe to apply on new concrete?” The answer is no, as newly poured concrete needs time…
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Urea based ice melts are generally the ones labeled as safe for use around pets. However, with a practical working temperature of around -3.9°C / 25°F, urea is not a very effective ice melting product. Whereas an icemelter such as…
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For those of us who live in cold climates, we get the joy of dealing with the removal of the snow and ice that comes along with those picturesque winter days and nights. All too often, we do not think…
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