The Department of Sanitation has 235 tons of salt to spread on the streets of the city when its snows during the winter.

Where Does Road Salt Go?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 7, 2014

Steven Corsi, research hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the problem of using too much road salt. Then, Joshua Dawsey, Wall Street Journal reporter, talks about the shortage of road salt, plus some of the consequences of using so much.

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