Road salt: The silent threat to urban lakes

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Authorship

Radosavljevic J., Van Cappellen P.

Title

Road salt: The silent threat to urban lakes

Year

2022

Publication Outlet

Innovation News Network

Citation

Radosavljevic J., Van Cappellen P. (2022) Road salt: The silent threat to urban lakes. Innovation News Network. https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/road-salt-silent-threat-urban-lakes/23643/

Abstract

The use of de-icing salts to clear roads and sidewalks in winter is a stressor of lake ecosystems. New research from the Ecohydrology Research Group at Waterloo University has shown that increasing lake salinisation linked to urban growth exacerbates water quality deterioration usually ascribed to the proliferation of algae driven by nutrient enrichment.

Program Affiliations

GWF: Global Water Futures

Project Affiliations

GWF-Managing Urban Eutrophication Risks under Climate Change: An Integrated Modelling and Decision Support Framework

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https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/road-salt-silent-threat-urban-lakes/23643/