Sécuriser nos routes grâce à la betterave? – TVA Nouvelles
Vous pouvez diminuer le risque d’accident en utilisant notre liquide Fusion AVANT la tempête. Visionnez le reportage sur TVA nouvelles :
Un antigivrant à base de jus de betteraves pourrait-il être la solution pour rendre nos routes moins glissantes l’hiver – 98,5 fm Montréal
Écoutez la courte interview de Paul Arcand, Radio Cogeco – 98,5 fm, avec Patrick Boisjoly d’Éco-Forma :
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Science of winter: You can’t beet sugary brown goo for snowy roads
SOURCE : OTTAWA CITIZEN – by TOM SPEARS This winter, the Citizen’s Tom Spears looks at what makes our coldest season tick. It’s a series we call The Science of Winter, and today we hear from an expert what to do with a truckload of waste beet juice on a snowy day, in case you…
Why do we still use road salt and what are the alternatives?
SOURCE : Global News by Andrew Russell Every year cities across the country spread millions of tonnes of road salt to combat the frigid, icy conditions of a Canadian winter. A video that went viral last week showed Vancouver residents in the midst of a frenzied rush to gather free salt being distributed at a…
Beet Juice Is Helping Keep Canadian Municipalities Ice-Free
SOURCE : The Huffington Post Canada – By Sarah Rieger An organic alternative to road salt is helping Canadian municipalities keep their streets ice-free — and smelling kind of sweet. Cowansville, Que. is just the latest municipality to turn to beet juice, reports CBC News. The town says mixing the sticky juice with regular road…
Another Quebec town turns to beet juice to battle icy roads
SOURCE : CBC News Cowansville, Que., estimates it will use 30 per cent less salt this year as a result of move to beets The town of Cowansville, Que., is taking a slightly different approach when it comes to salting icy roads this season. In an effort to reduce its ecological footprint, the municipality in…
In Toronto’s deep freeze, beet juice beats salt for melting ice
SOURCE : thestar.com by Liam Casey Molasses from sugar beets, refined and sprayed on roads, can help melt ice at temperatures as low as -32 C — with less environmental damage. Nothing beats a beet in bad weather. On Tuesday, Toronto’s salt trucks will be rolling out across the city spraying salt covered with beet…
Beet juice melts ice from winter roads
SOURCE : thestar.com by RICHARD J. BRENNAN An increasing number of municipalities are spraying a combination of sugar beet juice and salt brine to keep roadways from icing. Winter driving in many parts of Ontario has become a whole lot sweeter. An increasing number of municipalities are spraying a combination of sugar beet juice and…