Water Canada Jan/Feb 2022 – Freshwater Salinization Article

January 25, 2022

Our freshwater is getting saltier, with chloride concentrations rising in regional streams. Main culprit? Chlorides from road salt. Even more alarming – chlorides are accumulating in soils, groundwater and stormwater ponds. Read about it in Water Canada magazine (Page 16).

The article was a great team and cross-divisional effort.  Thanks to Angela Wallace, Krista Chomicki, Lyndsay Cartwright, Jonathan Ruppert, Calvin Hitch and Tim VanSeters who helped to write the article.  Thanks to the many other ‘behind the scenes’ contributors as well!