From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:51:42 EST Any suggestions? Does anyone know if any of these snow melting products actually more or less problematic than others? And, if so, would some kind of awareness campaign help?
Some of the salt products are advertised as being "environmentally friendly". I think the manganese salts, or potassium choride, are advertised as being better than regular salt (sodium chloride). I just googled for salt snow ice melt pets and found, among others, Blue Heat is less harmful to vegetation. Damage to vegetation occurs through the build-up of chlorides in the soil around vegetation. Blue Heat Deicer, is safer than conventional road salt or rock salt ice melt products. It will not harm vegetation and is safer for people and pets when properly applied. I've been using "Bare Ground", which doesn't work quite the same as salt, but is also a de-icer. It keeps snow and ice from sticking to the sidewalk. It's a liquid that you apply with a sprayer. Bare Ground liquid is environmentally safe, bio-degradable, water soluble, non staining and non toxic to plants, pets and livestock. http://www.unique-idea.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BGDS-1&cat=15 I usually use salt in addition to Bare Ground, but if my pets had a problem with slat I might try using only Bare Ground. Don't buy the "Deluxe System", buy the refills and get an inexpensive sprayer at a hardware store. It goes for about $10 per gallon (if you find a sale and buy several gallons), a gallon does 1000 sq ft, so for me it's about $0.80 per application I'm not sure if I would accept manufacturer claims that it is "safe for pets" at face value. Perhaps someone could bring a pet over and we could see if it irritates their paws. --- Chip ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
