Rock salt, the most common of all wintertime deicing agents, can do significant damage to concrete and asphalt pavements, cause defoliation of plant life at your pavement's edges, and even pose a threat to children and pets by acting as a skin irritant and a gastro-intestinal irritant if ingested. Thus, due to rock salt's environmental, health, and "pavement life" hazards, many homeowners seek to minimize or eliminate its use. Here are some of the best tips and tricks you can use to remove snow/ice from your pavements without resorting to rock salt: Use another deicer: Potassium chloride will not irritate skin nor defoliate vegetation. It only works down to 15° F (-9.44° C), but you can mix it with other deicers or use it only within its ice-melting range. Magnesium chloride is even more environmentally friendly and works down to
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