Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. Salts occur naturally within soils and water. Salinization can be caused by natural
Visibly salt-affected soils on rangeland in Colorado. Salts dissolved from the soil accumulate at the soil surface and are deposited on the ground and at the base of the fence post.
Saline incrustation in a PVC irrigation pipe from Brazil
Road salt is a salt used mainly as an anti-slip and deicing agent for roads, sidewalks and other transportation surfaces during the winter. The most commonly used form is sodium chloride, though other
An Econ-brand salt spreader spreading salt on a road during the 2010 UK winter.
Bulk carrier unloading road salt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Storage tank for road salt in Puente de los Hocinos, Spain
Road salt storage depot in Lamure-sur-Azergues (Rhône, France)