1. Monitoring Surface Water Chemistry Near Magnesium Chloride Dust Suppressant Treated Roads in Colorado.
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Goodrich, Betsy A., Koski, Ronda D., and Jacobi, William R.
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ROADS ,DUST control ,MAGNESIUM chloride ,STREAM chemistry ,CHLORIDES ,CHEMICAL ecology ,AQUATIC organisms ,EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
The article discusses Magnesium Chloride (MgCl
2 ) solutions on nonpaved roads for dust suppression and road stabilization. It aims to find out if magnesium chloride-based dust suppressant products affected the chemistry of surface waters adjacent to treated nonpaved roads in Colorado counties. The study launched stream sampling from May to June 2004 on seven and nine sites at 2200 to 2730 meter elevation in Grand and Larimer Counties, Colorado respectively. Moreover, the study concludes that chloride and magnesium ions from magnesium chloride-based dust suppression products have move to several streams passing under or adjacent to treated nonpaved roads where concentrations are detected below to the reported adverse effect to fresh water aquatic organisms..- Published
- 2009
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