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  2. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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    Salt grains, used for melting ice and snow, seen on an icy sidewalk. (Getty Images) (Dima Berlin via Getty Images) Ice has a semi-liquid surface layer; When you mix salt onto that layer, it slowly ...

  3. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use Salt on Concrete - AOL

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    Michigan Concrete Association recommends a regular salt like Morton table salt instead of an ice melter because it’s 100 percent sodium chloride (NaCl). This, however, is recommended for ...

  4. Garden: Putting salt down on sidewalks and driveways ... - AOL

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    Salt spray can travel up to 1,000 feet from salt-treated streets and roadways by fast-moving traffic and winter winds. Salt in this spray pulls water out of the foliage of plants and also from the ...

  5. Snow removal - Wikipedia

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    The salt, via freezing point depression, helps melt the snow and ice and also gives vehicles more traction. Later, usually when the snow has ceased falling, snow plows, front end loaders with snowplow attachments, and graders cover every street pushing snow to the side of the road. Salt trucks often then return to deal with any remaining ice ...

  6. Deicing - Wikipedia

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    An Aeroflot Airbus A330 being de-iced at Sheremetyevo International Airport Econ Salt Spreader. De-icing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface. Anti-icing is the application of chemicals that not only de-ice but also remain on a surface and continue to delay the reformation of ice for a certain period of time, or prevent adhesion of ice to make mechanical removal easier.

  7. Road surface - Wikipedia

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    Concrete roadway in San Jose, California A concrete road in Ewing, New Jersey. Concrete surfaces (specifically, Portland cement concrete) are created using a concrete mix of Portland cement, coarse aggregate, sand, and water. In virtually all modern mixes there will also be various admixtures added to increase workability, reduce the required ...