Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>While previous studies have focused on how road salt affects water quality and vegetation, limited research has characterized road salt distribution through soil and the resulting impacts. The potential for sodium (Na+) to be retained and impact soil physical and chemical properties is likely to vary depending on the soil's parent material, and more specifically on the extent of… more Full Text: EFFECTS OF ROAD SALT SODIUM ON SOIL: THE INFLUENCE OF PARENT MATERIAL A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences TRENT …