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# EnviroTech Journal

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## [Budget Cuts Don’t Eliminate Dust: Smarter Ways to Stay Ahead This Season](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/budget-cuts-dont-eliminate-dust-smarter-ways-to-stay-ahead-this-season)

 By [Chris Adams](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/chris-adams) on 4.14.2026 [Mining Services](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/mining-services), [Dust Control & Soil Stabilization](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/dust-control-soil-stabilization), [Road Maintenance](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/road-maintenance), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/Dust%20Control%20and%20Stabilization/TruckSprayBar.jpg)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/budget-cuts-dont-eliminate-dust-smarter-ways-to-stay-ahead-this-season)

##   Budget Cuts Don’t Eliminate Dust: Smarter Ways to Stay Ahead This Season  

Across municipalities, mines, and industrial operations, a common theme is emerging this season: budgets are tightening. In many cases, dust control line items are being reduced or cut altogether.

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/budget-cuts-dont-eliminate-dust-smarter-ways-to-stay-ahead-this-season)

## [Deicer Application Rates](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/deicer-application-rates)

 By [Guest Blogger Brooke Loeffler](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/guest-blogger-brooke-loeffler) on 2.14.2023 [Deicing Products](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-products), [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Environmental](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/environmental), [Safety](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/safety), [Industrial/Commercial](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/industrial-commercial), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets), [Ice Slicer](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/ice-slicer)

[![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_mfk8aqG0VL143YqRkASvTSOMKv3hOfsIeXYRzYOrFhrr8_hbF_5eQ1wr2vw-K1hysXZjX-4pVoXuosCUCcN1aw82d4NyAiw8fiNi_60KJORp-3ez8n98yy1TJ7E9OHFlUBGCuLXsHciLu9HrVciWvk)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/deicer-application-rates)

Knowing how much deicer to use is one of the most important skills a snow fighting crew can have. There are a lot of dynamic factors of the road that determine how much to use, so let’s go over some basic guidelines. 

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/deicer-application-rates)

## [Is a HazCom Program Really THAT Important?](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/is-a-hazcom-program-really-that-important)

 By [Maren Garcia](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/maren-garcia) on 6.3.2021 [Safety](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/safety), [Industrial/Commercial](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/industrial-commercial), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/HazCom.Hero.png)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/is-a-hazcom-program-really-that-important)

Every year millions of workers are exposed to one or more chemical in the workplace that poses a physical or health hazard, otherwise known as a hazardous chemical.

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/is-a-hazcom-program-really-that-important)

## [Nez Perce County Experiments with Ice Slicer®](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/nez-perce-county-experiments-with-ice-slicer)

 By [Maren Garcia](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/maren-garcia) on 4.6.2021 [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Transportation](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/transportation), [Environmental](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/environmental), [Trucking Operations](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/trucking-operations), [PeopleHelpingPeople](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/peoplehelpingpeople), [Agriculture](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/agriculture), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/IS.Hero.png)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/nez-perce-county-experiments-with-ice-slicer)

With the assistance of EnviroTech Services, Inc., the Nez Perce County Road and Bridge Department in Idaho is now using[Ice Slicer®, a granular deicer](https://envirotechservices.com/ice-slicer/) [composed of naturally occurring minerals and complex chlorides](https://envirotechservices.com/ice-slicer/). *Check out ["Ancient Salt the New Thing for NPC," by the Lewiston Tribute](https://lmtribune.com/northwest/ancient-salt-the-new-thing-for-npc/article_69ab9dfb-fa36-51e3-8d79-9e5607e65142.html) about Nez Perce County and Bridge Department using Ice Slicer.*

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/nez-perce-county-experiments-with-ice-slicer)

## [Landfills: Save Time, Money, and Water](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/landfills-save-time-money-water-low-chloride-road-solutions)

 By [jonathan.nelson](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/jonathannelson) on 7.30.2020 [Environmental](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/environmental), [Dust Control & Soil Stabilization](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/dust-control-soil-stabilization), [Water Conservation](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/water-conservation), [Industrial/Commercial](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/industrial-commercial), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/dust-chlorideproducts.png)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/landfills-save-time-money-water-low-chloride-road-solutions)

Keeping the road dust under control at your landfill is not just a matter of safety for your workers. It’s also a matter of keeping the neighbors happy and and avoiding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fines.

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/landfills-save-time-money-water-low-chloride-road-solutions)

## [EnviroTech Services Assists the City of Denver’s Sustainability Efforts](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/envirotech-services-assists-the-city-of-denvers-sustainability-efforts)

 By [Maren Garcia](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/maren-garcia) on 7.2.2020 [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Environmental](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/environmental), [Safety](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/safety), [PeopleHelpingPeople](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/peoplehelpingpeople), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/blog-files/denver-skyline-tealoverlay.jpg)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/envirotech-services-assists-the-city-of-denvers-sustainability-efforts)

Here at EnviroTech we always keep our motto, “People Helping People Improve their Environment,” in mind with everything we do. Recently, we had a huge opportunity to help the people of Denver, Colorado help their environment.

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/envirotech-services-assists-the-city-of-denvers-sustainability-efforts)

## [Friction in Winter Maintenance: A New Way to Quantify Deicer Performance](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/friction-in-winter-maintenance)

 By [Derek Bailey](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/derek-bailey) on 9.25.2019 [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Safety](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/safety), [Road Maintenance](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/road-maintenance), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

Ensuring the safety of motorists and passability of roadways in the winter months is critical in many regions of the country. Some of the most useful parts of the toolkit many municipalities use to ensure roadway safety are deicing chemicals such as granular rock salt, salt brine, magnesium chloride, or calcium chloride. These chemicals function by effectively lowering the freezing point of water. Deicers can be used before a storm to prevent snow and ice from bonding as solidly to pavement and improve the effectiveness of plowing. Typically, this is called “anti-icing” and brine's are predominantly used in this capacity.

![friction\_highway1](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/friction_highway1.png?width=814&name=friction_highway1.png)

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/friction-in-winter-maintenance)

## [Cases for Enhancing Salt Brine with AMP® for better Snow & Ice Control](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/enhancing-salt-brine-with-amp-for-better-snow-and-ice-control)

 By [Jerry Konst](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/jerry-konst) on 4.3.2018 [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Environmental](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/environmental), [Trucking Operations](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/trucking-operations), [Road Maintenance](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/road-maintenance), [Industrial/Commercial](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/industrial-commercial), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/blog-files/AMP/salt-brine-with-amp-1.jpg)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/enhancing-salt-brine-with-amp-for-better-snow-and-ice-control)

**AMP® is one of[EnviroTech’s](https://envirotechservices.com/products/anti-icing-deicing/) latest product releases and it brings technical innovation ****and outstanding product quality to the salt brine additive market.** Salt Brine is a great tool for snowfighters, as it can be used for pre-treating, deicing and anti-icing. But salt brine alone has some very detectable performance limitations: 1) salt brine is prone to drying out and being blown from the surface by the wind, 2) the melting point of salt brine is often not low enough to be effective in many storms, and 3) salt brine is among the worst options in terms of the corrosion it will cause. 

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/enhancing-salt-brine-with-amp-for-better-snow-and-ice-control)

## [Strategies and Technologies to Keep Parking Lots and Sidewalks Clear of Snow and Ice](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/strategies-technologies-keep-parking-lots-sidewalks-clear-snow-ice)

 By [Jerry Konst](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/jerry-konst) on 12.19.2017 [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Corrosion Control](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/corrosion-control), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/images/iStock-496590075-edited.png)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/strategies-technologies-keep-parking-lots-sidewalks-clear-snow-ice)

No standard exists for determining when snow and ice accumulation is severe enough that it will endanger patrons or employees. In most cases, managers and supervisors must use their own judgment to alter work practices based on changes in weather conditions.  Just plowing or shoveling snow cannot prevent slippery conditions for pedestrians, 90% of walkway injuries happen with less than 1 inch of snow.  Just a thin layer of snow is all it takes to make the difference between a sidewalk with traction and a slippery mess. If sidewalks are not cleared properly, liability falls on the property owner.  Facility managers need to understand anti-icing and de-icing technologies and the relative best practices to employ.  To protect yourself from slip-and-fall lawsuits, you can:

1. Monitor the slip factor by checking walkways yourself.
2. Put up signs. If you know that a certain section of your walkway or parking lot is prone to ice formation, put up a sign that warns patrons or employees of the possible slip factor.
3. Use best practices in terms of fundamental snow and ice control strategies.

The fundamental snow and ice control strategies in winter maintenance include: Anti-icing, Deicing, Pre-wetting, and Pretreating.

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/strategies-technologies-keep-parking-lots-sidewalks-clear-snow-ice)

## [AMP Receives PNS Approval](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/amp-pns-approval)

 By [jonathan.nelson](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/author/jonathannelson) on 4.13.2016 [Deicing & Anti-Icing](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/deicing-anti-icing), [Environmental](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/environmental), [Trucking Operations](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/trucking-operations), [Road Maintenance](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/road-maintenance), [Agriculture](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/agriculture), [Industrial/Commercial](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/industrial-commercial), [Government Markets](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/topic/government-markets)

[![](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/hubfs/blog-files/meltdown_Apex_save_your_equipment_and_your_time-1.png)](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/amp-pns-approval)

EnviroTech is proud to announce that our new salt brine enhancing product AMP, has received approval from the Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Association (PNS). PNS members are a collection of transportation agencies throughout the states of Washtington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, as well as British Columbia. The guidelines established by PNS assist users in product selection by requiring that corrosion inhibited approved products:

[Read More](https://hs.envirotechservices.com/blog/amp-pns-approval)

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