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Title: Mountain of Salt

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This photo shows a road salt storage stockpile that is awaiting use for pavement deicing, Port of Milwaukee, WI. The use of salt to deice pavement can be harmful to aquatic life in urban streams. The USGS is involved in studies that focus on the influence of winter runoff on aquatic ecosystems.

Location: USA

Date Taken: Jan 1 2002

Photographer: Steven Corsi , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Dimensions: 1932 x 827

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Tags: NR2010_09_02 deicing roadsalt urbanstreams