With the New York State salt shortage going on, what else can you use to get rid of the ice, or to get your car going if you ...

Road salt is the traditional way to de-ice roads, driveways, and sidewalks, but there are alternatives out there that are ...

Calcium chloride costs more and leaves a slimy residue. It also may damage concrete. Sand, wood chips, saw dust and kitty litter are often used for their anti-slip properties. They are effective ...

Columbia, Jefferson City and Cole County public works crews each have already used up to 2,000 tons of rock salt to treat the ...

Sodium becomes a positive ion and chlorine becomes a negative ion. The positive and negative ions attract each other and form the ionic compound sodium chloride. One calcium and two chlorine atoms are ...