January 27–31 is Winter Salt Week, a multistate effort to raise awareness about the harms of road salt. Stroud Water Research Center is leading the charge in the mid-Atlantic region, helping dozens of organizations sample streams and tell the story of road salt in their communities.

An Eye on Salt Pollution

Road salt keeps us safe on roads and sidewalks, but it can also pose a threat to fish and wildlife as well as human health. Fish and bugs that live in freshwater streams can’t survive in extra salty water. Water treatment plants are not equipped to filter out the extra salt, so it can end up in your tap water and even corrode your pipes. Since 2018, the Izaak Walton League Salt Watch program has been mobilizing community scientists across the nation to monitor chloride (road salt) levels in their local waterways and advocate for smarter salting practices.

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