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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The article, The Case Against Magnesium Chloride talks about how the use of Magnesium Chloride, also sometimes referred to as MAG, as an icemelter to melt the ice on concrete sidewalks, driveways or roads can be deadly. MAG was once…
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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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It may be 2016, but there’s still companies out there trying to market their calcium chloride icemelters as eco and pet friendly. Not only is this disingenuous to the consumer, it could put pets at risk. Calcium chloride is caustic…
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