Salt Damage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024676",
  "term": "Salt Damage",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The uptake of salts by the roots of roadside trees is a common problem wherever sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride are applied to de-ice highways in the winter or for dust abatement in the summer. Most of the time symptoms are insignificant and limited to tip burn, where the bases of the needles remain green and trees recover.",
  "references": [
    "USDA Forest Service Field Guide to Insects and Diseases of Arizona and New Mexico Forests Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/salt-damage/"
}