As Mass. cities and consumers struggle to find rock salt to melt lingering ice, at least one state in the Northeast already declared a disaster emergency anticipating the shortage would be a problem.

If you’re looking for a quick way to melt ice—especially over large areas like a driveway—then rock salt is probably the best ...

Sodium Chloride is an alkali halide with an fcc crystal structure. The basis is two ions, a sodium cation and a chlorine anion. The crystal lattice parameter is 0.563 nm. The diagram shows both a unit ...

New York State is experiencing a salt shortage due to all the freezing and icy conditions we’ve been under. What does that ...

Salt may be quickest when it comes to keeping roads and sidewalks clear of ice. But at this point of a snowy winter, a shortage in the Northeast has some looking for help and other materials.

Rock salt in its pure form is the same sodium chloride that’s in your table salt. Except they’re extracted and processed very differently. Table salt is extracted by flooding salt deposits ...

With 6 or more includes expected to hit Waukegan during the day and rush hour Wednesday, it was all-hands-on-deck the night ...

Rock salt is different. In certain regions of ... and then refining it in purification plants. This makes pure sodium chloride, taking away natural minerals like magnesium or potassium.

So far, Rochester has not seen that big blockbuster storm this season. However, there seems to be a never-ending stream of snow each and every day.  And looking back through the records, with the ...

Winter weather driving and walking can often be hazardous. But ice can be even more dangerous than snow because it is often hard to detect and offers no traction. Ice also creates weight on trees ...