![North American Waterways Are Becoming Saltier and More Alkaline](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsalty_waterways.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=1dc529e8ba6a00327bf57bda495dd6e8)
Across North America, streams and rivers are becoming saltier, thanks to road de-icers, fertilizers and other salty compounds that humans indirectly release into waterways. At the same time, freshwater supplies are becoming more alkaline.
Salty, alkaline freshwater can create...