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What happens to all the salt which is put in our road and pavements?
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Categories: Transport.

Does road gritting have much effect on nearby plants? Too much salt kills most plants. How much of the salt put onto roads each winter ends up in rivers or the soil, and does it have any noticeable impact on wildlife and crops?
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If all the world's road vehicles were converted to electric power, how much electricity would be needed to run the whole lot ? If all road vehicles were electric, I'd like to know how much electrical power would be consumed ( and how many more power stations would be needed ) to keep things running at more or less the same levels of traffic as today. . .
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Categories: Transport.

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