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7/9/11, 6:36 PM |
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I remember hearing a few years back that the calcium chloride thing was against the law. What is the reason it can't be used on a track?
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7/9/11, 6:52 PM |
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I think it contimates the soil but wait it comes from the earth as salt oh well what can we do?????
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7/9/11, 6:55 PM |
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If it harms the soil i wonder what it does to our insides (guts). I work in a cheese packaging factory and some of the mozzarella we use has calciulm chloride right on the ingredients label.
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7/9/11, 7:25 PM |
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Well Tim just don't use it on your lawn or for heavens sake a dirt track!
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7/9/11, 7:33 PM |
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Don't they use a mixture of calcium chloride in the road salt used in the winter to ruin the roads and rust our vehicles and sometimes melt the snow and ice? If this is so why can they get away with that but it is against the law to use it on a dirt race track?
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7/9/11, 9:25 PM | #16 | ||
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Calium chloride is extremely hygroscopic. They use it on roads because it absorbs moisture. The dust clings to the water instead of flying up in the air.
This was the basis behind using it on a dirt track. It works great on dirt IF it is completely saturated as calcium chloride hexahydrate. If not, it will draw moisture out of the clay and into the lattice. Then the clay gets dry and hard. The other problem is that CaCl2 mixed with water is an exothermic reaction. The heat will drive off some of the water. I don't see how it's illegal since they use it during the winter on roads to prevent icing. Maybe it's illegal for anyone but the gov't to use Posted using Mobile Device |
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7/9/11, 11:07 PM |
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I said in another post a semi truck drives to Indy from Il ,I dont think he brought water. I know the driver when I see him I will find out.
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7/9/11, 11:47 PM |
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7/10/11, 12:05 AM |
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7/10/11, 3:45 AM |
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Anyway, I thought they used a derivative of agent orange. |
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