Highway Deicing

Highway Deicing

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Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780309051231

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Examines the total cost of salt and calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), including the indirect cost of application and indirect costs to the environment, infrastructure, and motor vehicles. This report focuses on defining the true cost of salt, which is the most popular deicer and the standard of comparison for most other deicing products.


Environmental Impact of Highway Deicing

Environmental Impact of Highway Deicing

Author: Ed Struzeski

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Published: 1971

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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Deicing agents for removal of ice and snow from highways and streets are essential to wintertime road maintenance in most areas of the U.S. Due to the ever-increasing use of highway deicing materials, there has been growing concern as to environmental effects resulting from these practices. The state-of-the-art report critically reviews the available information on methods, equipment and materials used for snow and ice removal; chlorides found in rainfall and municipal sewage during the winter; salt runoff from streets and highways; deicing compounds found in surface streams, public water supplies, groundwater, farm ponds and lakes; special additives incorporated into deicing agents; vehicular corrosion and deterioration of highway structures and pavements; and effects on roadside soils, vegetation and trees. Highway deicing can cause injury and damage across a wide environmental spectrum. Recommendations describe future research, development and demonstration efforts necessary to assess and reduce the adverse impact of highway deicing.


Evaluation of Highway Deicing Agents

Evaluation of Highway Deicing Agents

Author: David W. Ostendorf

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Published: 2003

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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The research objectives were to measure and model the hydraulics of the unconfined aquifer underlying State Route 25 in southeastern Massachusetts, the distribution of deicing agent constituents in the aquifer, and the attendant impact on groundwater quality.


Managing Roadway Snow and Ice Control Operations

Managing Roadway Snow and Ice Control Operations

Author: David A. Kuemmel

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780309056663

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This synthesis report will be of interest to transportation agency maintenance engineers, managers, and operators and others involved with roadway snow and ice control including safety engineers, traffic engineers, and law enforcement agency personnel. It presents information on the state of the practice in managing roadway snow and ice control considering both rural and urban locations. The document describes the developments that have occurred during the past 20 years to improve winter maintenance. This report of the Transportation Research Board discusses winter maintenance policies and provides examples for state, city, and county agencies. Included in the discussion of winter maintenance policies are issues such as: levels of service, public relations, liability for services, and experimenting with new policies. Additional information is included on estimating winter maintenance benefits and costs; personnel and management issues; weather information systems; and materials, equipment, and facilities for winter maintenance.