Assessing the Impacts of Urban Road Salting on Tributaries of the Chippewa River near Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Date
2012-04Author
Grant, Kathryn F.
Eggen, Keilor
Molitor, Timothy H.
Advisor(s)
Kelly, Bridget B.
Grote, Katherine R.
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Road salting is a necessary means of regulating road conditions in cold weather regions where winter precipitation is prolific. In Wisconsin, over 1 billion pounds of salt are applied to roadways during each winter season (Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 2011). Once applied, salt can utilize a number of different pathways to enter local streams during periods of increased runoff and can negatively impact aquatic ecosystems.
Subject
Eau Claire County (Wis.)
Salt--Environmental aspects
Runoff--Environmental aspects
Posters
Water quality--Chippewa River (Wis.)
Chippewa River (Wis.)
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/63353Description
Color poster with photographs, maps, and graphs.