Externet Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Hi. What effects can calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium acetate; cause to aquatic life in rivers and lakes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 In a nutshell: the chlorides negatively affect osmoregulation and acetates cause oxygen depletion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Externet Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thank you, StringJunky. Interesting. Those are the chemicals listed for snow melting, which drain to rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Yeah, that's what I found out looking it up. I knew what the chlorides did - affect the internal ionic properties/balance of organisms causing them to effectively drown with water - but didn't know the acetate. Edited December 20, 2016 by StringJunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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