Road salts are known to be safe and effective for use on driveways, walkways, and stairs to improve traction and melt ice and snow. However, regular sodium chloride road salts are increasingly recognized as potentially damaging to infrastructure and the environment when used in commercial and DOT applications. They are corrosive to metals in highway structures (bridges, overpasses, guard rails, etc.) and can increase the concentration of sodium in drinking and irrigation waters, leading to negative health effects and potential crop growth issues when used in excess. For these reasons, governments, military installations, transportation agencies, universities, and property management firms require the use of Calcium Magnesium Acetate for ice melting…
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Ice happens. In many areas of the country, like where we are in Maryland, a lot of ice happens. Unfortunately, in the course of preventing injuries, and even deaths, from the effects of that ice, the environment sometimes takes quite a beating. Most deicer chemicals are not very environmentally friendly ice melt options. When you’re in charge of ordering supplies for a professional ice and snow removal company, you probably don’t have time to do the extensive research necessary to find ice melt products that are environmentally friendly, work well, and are still cost-effective. Fortunately, we have a line of environmentally friendly ice melt chemicals available. Read More

During extreme winter weather and bitter colds, the average ice melt loses the battle against blustery snow and ice. It’s important to understand that every storm demands a different solution to ice control. When it comes to commercial grade snow and ice melt, there is nothing as fast and hard-working as the calcium chloride pellets in Peladow Ice Melt. Read More