Since snow has been on everyone’s mind this winter, it seemed fitting to write this month’s column about snow. Central Park recorded 56.2 inches of snow through January, making this the snowiest winter through January since 1869, when the National Weather Service started keeping track.1 In addition to plowing and shoveling, keeping New York’s roads and walkways passable also involves tons of road salt and other deicing chemicals.
Common salt, sodium chloride, is the primary deicing chemical used, with up to 12 million tons used in the United States each year. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) reports that it uses an average of 950,000 tons of salt annually.2 New York City alone has used over 300,000 tons so far this winter. In a survey of 22 states, New York State ranked as the largest user of road salt.3
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