Hi David, The "expensive stuff" is urea, which I believe is a by-product of liquefaction of natural gas. Best regards, Tony
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----------- Original Message ------------ Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:57:36 -0500 From: David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> Subject: Re: Road Salt in Wa State- We need to protest! On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Larry Alofs wrote: >I suspect that the "expensive stuff" may promote rust just as much as >ordinary salt. > Matthew? I know there's some kind of "expensive stuff" they put on aircraft runways because it corrodes aluminum less than salt. For a while some Michigan counties were also putting some "expensive stuff" on roads for a mile on each side of bridges, to try to prevent the salt from corroding the steel reinforcing bars in the concrete. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI
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