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My research topic looks at the effects of de-icing agents on snow salinity. It is my hypothesis that snow salinity will be higher in areas where road salt is used as a de-icing agent, versus an area that uses sand as a de-icing agent. I believe that this salinity plays a role in altering the abundance of a grass species directly next to areas where the de-icing agent is used.
The concepts underlining my research topic are those of abundance, human interaction and species resistance to salinity
