If you live in an area where it snows, picture road salt being put on this road in the winter; picture the thawing of snow and the splashing of water as trucks and cars move along. Where does this salt go? Is any of it present around you, and do you think it has any effect on the types of plants that grow here?

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  1.     If you live in an area where it snows, picture road salt being put on this road in the winter; picture the thawing of snow and the splashing of water as trucks and cars move along. Where does this salt go? Is any of it present around you, and do you think it has any effect on the types of plants that grow here?
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