Salt for deicing roads is expensive, so the state of Wisconsin is employing a new trick to fight slicks. This month the state began a new test program that uses brine from cheesemaking, an industry it topped in the US last year. The process of manufacturing cheese results in lots of leftover saltwater, which under the program is now being mixed into a spray that thaws out winter roads and keeps cars moving, reports The New York Times .
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/27/5246688/wisconsin-fights-frozen-streets-with-leftover-cheese-brine
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