environment
January 11, 2026
Evo kako Šveđani čiste puteve zimi kada napada sneg do struka: Primer su za ceo svet
Svake zime, mnoge zemlje se bore sa ledom i snegom na svojim putevima. Decenijama je kamena so bila glavni saveznik vozača, efikasno topeći led i smanjujući broj saobraćajnih nezgoda. Ali ovo rešenje ima i mračnu stranu – uništava životnu sredinu i ugrožava životinje, posebno ptice.
TL;DR
- Road salt, used for decades to combat ice, damages the environment and harms wildlife, especially birds.
- Salt runoff increases salinity in rivers, lakes, and soil, disrupting ecosystems and causing animal deaths.
- Sweden adopted a new method in 2015 using a sand and sugar beet molasses mixture.
- Molasses is non-toxic, improves soil quality, adheres well to roads, and lowers the freezing point of water.
- The new method has significantly reduced bird deaths, kept roads safe, and is more cost-effective and sustainable than salt.
- Sweden's success has inspired other countries to explore similar eco-friendly de-icing methods.
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