HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania roads are no stranger to road salt, with hundreds of thousands of tons being spread across the state each winter. But when the snow melts, that salt sticks around.
Researchers from the Stroud Water Research Center joined lawmakers and environmental advocates at the state Capitol Monday, to highlight concerns over road salt’s impact on waterways, drinking water and aquatic wildlife.
“People expect salt pollution to be a winter-only problem,” Stroud researcher John Jackson said. “But our monitoring shows it can become a year-round issue — stored in groundwater and steadily leaking into streams.”…