In the United States, people often use large amounts of salt to remove dangerous ice from roads and walkways in the winter. But when the spring arrives, all that salt can really damage plants in the garden. Salt is the chemical sodium chloride. Salt pulls water from living cells, like plant roots and the healthy ground soil around them. So, spring growth may show up lighter in color than normal, or, in the worst cases, plants may simply die. Rain can wash away much of the salt, permitting some older plants to live. Salt can also be removed by pouring a large amount of water on the ground where plants are growing. But the best action is to simply use less salt. Researchers have found that putting a small amount of salt on a road works better to melt ice than dropping a large amount of salt crystals.
Title: Use Less Salt and Help the Environment
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Use Less Salt and Help the Environment' data-article-id='5349'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12729'>In the United States, people often use large amounts of salt to remove dangerous ice from roads and walkways in the winter.</span> <span data-start-time='12729' data-end-time='21000'>But when the spring arrives, all that salt can really damage plants in the garden.</span> <span data-start-time='21000' data-end-time='25604'>Salt is the chemical sodium chloride.</span> <span data-start-time='25604' data-end-time='34854'>Salt pulls water from living cells, like plant roots and the healthy ground soil around them.</span> <span data-start-time='34854' data-end-time='45583'>So, spring growth may show up lighter in color than normal, or, in the worst cases, plants may simply die.</span> <span data-start-time='45583' data-end-time='52583'>Rain can wash away much of the salt, permitting some older plants to live.</span> <span data-start-time='52583' data-end-time='60771'>Salt can also be removed by pouring a large amount of water on the ground where plants are growing.</span> <span data-start-time='60771' data-end-time='66229'>But the best action is to simply use less salt.</span> <span data-start-time='66229' data-end-time='79000'>Researchers have found that putting a small amount of salt on a road works better to melt ice than dropping a large amount of salt crystals.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/too_much_salt_is_harmful_to_plants_because_it__blank_.wav'>Too much salt is harmful to plants because it <span class='blank'>pulls water away from roots and ground soil</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='pulls water away from roots and ground soil'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/makes_the_plants_grow_too_large.wav'><span>makes the plants grow too large</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/pulls_water_away_from_roots_and_ground_soil.wav'><span>pulls water away from roots and ground soil</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/creates_poisonous_leaves.wav'><span>creates poisonous leaves</span></div><div class='choice' 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