Road salt on the city’s bridges raised the river’s chlorine levels, making the water more corrosive. This has continued into the present and may have been one reason poorly-treated Flint River water was so damaging to metal pipes.
I shared this because my city doesn’t use rock salt during winter, and its pretty inconvenient as a driver. So I was surprised to learn why.
It’s disingenuous to say it’s the PRIMARY contributor, but it is a factor!
I feel like I’m being fucked with these days with how often words are switched around for seemingly no reason. It’s been “rock salt” for as long as I have been alive. And why the fuck do we say pizza margherita?