Deicing salt, corrosion and our environment - part one

Andy Briscoe
Salt Institute
Salt and Highway Deicing newsletter
Spring 1998 (Volume 34, No. 1)
Sure, when you grew up (or when your dad grew up!) cars rusted through, and quickly. In 1976, 90% of six-year old cars had corrosion damage. By 1997, carmakers had so improved their product that the percentage declined to less than 1%.