Study: Road Salt Pervades Adirondack Groundwater
By GLYNIS HART Originally published in the ADIRONDACK DAILY ENTERPRISE [email protected] PUBLISHED: MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018 AT 5:15 AM SARANAC LAKE — A study of 358 private wells scattered across…
Study: Road Salt Tainted Wells, Decades of Pollution in Adirondacks May Spur Lawsuit from Landowners
A new study shows runoff from decades of road salting in the Adirondacks polluted more than half of the wells tested downslope from state roads and highways. Testing by the…
State Responsible for Salt Polluting Wells in the Adirondacks
A recently completed study of Adirondack wells showed that the majority of wells that receive runoff from state roads are contaminated by salt. The study was conducted by Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute, and sampled roughly 400 private wells from across the Adirondack Park.