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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
My understanding of it (admittedly very rudimentary) is that as it evaporates it is basically pure water. As it condensates into clouds and as it falls it does pick up contamination, including salt, dust, even radioactivity (was seen in Europe after Chernobyl).
So in coastal areas the rain can carry salt, because the salt is carried in the sea breezes that blow onto land. I could see that happening in and around Salt Lake as well.
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That much I knew. Don't see how it could pick up enough salt in the air to cause issues though. I have some research to do!
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Originally Posted by Shinigami301
Those people do use road salt, y'know.
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That makes much more sense!