Articles and references on salt use

There are more than 21 million "hits" for a Google search on "uses of salt." Libraries and databases have additional resources. Some of those we think our visitors would find most useful are included for your ready reference, organized by category as follows:

• Salt in history
• Consumer salt tips
• Salt in industry
• Salt in food
• Winter road safety
• Feeding animals and plants
• Softening hard water

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