SALTY SNOW MELT 

HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE BUCKEYE STATE THIS YEAR HAS LED TO INCREASED USE OF ROAD SALT AND AS THE SNOW MELTS, THAT SALT GETS INTO OHIO’S DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. IT'S A SUBSTANCE THAT ISN'T REGULATED IN THE BUCKEYE STATE. 
MORE OF THAT LEFTOVER SNOW WILL BE MELTING, BUT SOME NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MELT CAN SEND RD. SALT INTO THE WATER SUPPLY. SCIENTISTS SAY SALT LEVELS IN THE WATERWAYS HAVE DOUBLED ABOUT EVERY 20 YEARS. ROCK SALT USED ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS IS SODIUM CHLORIDE, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO TABLE SALT, AND DOCTORS SAY THAT SALT CAUSES THE BODY TO RETAIN WATER, WHICH CAN INCREASE BLOOD VOLUME AND BE DANGEROUS FOR SOME PEOPLE.