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•High levels of road salt killing Metro Vancouver's fertilized salmon eggs, say UBC researchers
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Road salt is made up of sodium and chloride.
When it dissolves on the road, it seeps into groundwater and streams.
Researchers measured the salt levels in streams and found surges in the winter months .
The largest pulse of salt was 10 times B.C. ’s acute water quality guideline for chloride in freshwater systems.
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