Episode 140: Salt is about the speed

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Dr. Scott Koefod about the role of salt in winter maintenance strategies.

In this episode we’re revisiting an earlier episode of Talkin Winter Ops that you may have missed. In this episode we visit with Dr. Scott Koefod, inorganic chemist, about just how salt works when used as part of a winter maintenance strategy. Sign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.com Thanks for list...

People in this episode

Host: Rick Nelson

Guest: Dr. Scott Koefod

Topics covered

• winter maintenance
• salt usage
• inorganic chemistry
• weather management
• winter operations

Keywords

• salt
• winter maintenance
• chemistry
• winter weather
• maintenance strategy

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Organizations: Talkin Winter Ops

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