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<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/iron.wav'><span>iron</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/salt.wav'><span>salt</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/calcium.wav'><span>calcium</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/fluoride.wav'><span>fluoride</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16684 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/why_are_large_amounts_of_salt_used.wav'>Why are large amounts of salt used?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to remove dangerous ice from roads and walkways in the winter'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/to_remove_dangerous_ice_from_roads_and_walkways_in_the_winter.wav'><span>to remove dangerous ice from roads and walkways in the winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/to_put_valuable_nutrients_into_the_soil.wav'><span>to put valuable nutrients into the soil</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/to_feed_wild_animals_during_the_winter.wav'><span>to feed wild animals during the winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/to_clean_dirt_from_roadway_surfaces.wav'><span>to clean dirt from roadway surfaces</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16685 data-hint-location='25604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4824/puts_too_much_water_into_the_ground_soil.wav'><span>puts too much water into the ground soil</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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