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Modern Anti-ice Agents Will Rid City Streets of Snow

A new anti-ice agent adopted by Beijing Municipal Government will see the end of salt as the method of clearing city roads of ice and snow. Salt is being replaced by 14 anti-ice agents which, unlike salt, will not cause damage to plants, crops and buildings.

Trials of the new environmentally-friendly agents, carried out in parts of Beijing since 2000, confirmed that they can melt snow faster than salt and dissolve more quickly in water. Although more expensive than salt, they do not harm plants and their corrosive effect on buildings is relatively minor. Beijing formerly needed about 600 tons of diluted salt to clear the city's main streets and highways after a heavy snowfall.