Apr 13, 2021 05:54 AM EDT
As winter storms threaten to make driving risky, residents often use salt to melt snow and ice on roads, intersections, and sidewalks. Since thousands of people die or are hospitalized every year due to weather-related collisions, road salt is an effective safety tool.
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Kaushal s latest work is the first to look at the complex and interconnected symptoms of Freshwater Salinization Syndrome and how they affect human health. Suppose a concerted management and control approach to human sources of salt is not implemented. In that case, the world s freshwater reserves could face significant challenges at local, regional, and global levels, according to this research.