Winter runoff into streams on par with ocean salinity
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Examining nearby creeks and outflows, Cornell students have found that the amount of road salt in winter and spring runoff that flushes into streams is of near-oceanic salinity levels, according to a new, unpublished report from Cornell's Soil and Water Lab in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering.