One of the sources for my latest article (in a now-defunct online science magazine), “Cities Mix Sugar Beet Juice with Road Salt as Highway Deicer“, is a recent Toronto Star article (cited below in “References”).
I was pleased that Toronto is one of the cities trying out this additive to our “brine to keep ice off the roads” process. I had first learned about sugar beet juice back in January, but didn’t get around to writing this article until after the Star’s report. Toronto is not the first place where it is being tested; Ontario’s Niagara region has several years of data. Some areas in the USA are old hands with it, while it is still an experiment elsewhere.
The Environmental Impact of Sugar Beet Juice as a Road Deicer
Once my article gets past the “what and how”, the really important question becomes “does it affect the environment”?
Of course the municipalities are also concerned with cost and effectiveness.
(Added July 29, 2014): Come to think of it, I much prefer that trucks spray deicing fluid rather than solid deicing salt. How much does rock salt deicer damage our cars’ paint and finish? From an environmental view, let’s not force drivers to repaint their cars any more often than needed.
As far as I know, Toronto has not yet issued a report. Considering the winter we’ve had, it’s unlikely that any definitive results have been logged. I do plan to remain alert on this topic.
References:
My thanks to two local reference sources:
- Richard J. Brennan, “Beet juice melts ice from winter roads“, Toronto Star, Jan. 21, 2012.
- Canadian Sugar Institute, “Sugar from Field to Table“, referenced Jan. 23, 2012.
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Background on Sugar Beets
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