Does road salt damage car tires?
Question above, and if so how? I'm curious because my step mother said something, but i'm doubting it because of the chemical make up of both compounds. Please give me a little bit of insight on the matter
Will a pink salt crystal lamp harm my electronics?
i was thinking about purchasing one of those salt lamps. i think they are very pretty and it goes with my room s theme (pink and nature-like) but i heard that it releases negative ions? will that in any way harm my electronics such as my computer, fan, cell phone, lamps, etc?
Is it true that if you use rock salt in your septic system it will prevent tree roots from clogging your drain
Don't use rock salt. It can affect the bacteria that digest the sludge. If you have a root problem there are commercial products that you use once a year & you will be in good shape. They are not very expensive. Don't risk damaging your septic system. Go here to read about the one I use - http://www.pestproducts.com/herbicides/foamingrootkiller.htm
Is it safe to put salt into my goldfish tank?
The people saying salt is bad are ignorant. Ignore them. "Fresh" water in nature is not really fresh...most of it contains trace amounts of salt and other minerals. So many "fresh" water fish have adapted to low levels of salt. Goldfish can tolerate a great deal of salt compared to many freshwater fish, and in fact it is good for them. The salt stimulates them to produces a slime coat over their scales, and this in turn augments their immune system and keeps them from getting sick. Salt is also toxic to many parasites that infect goldfish, including Ick - http://www.exoticgoldfish.net/care-sickn... -, the most common one. That being said, it's generally a bad idea to put anything other than aquarium salt in the tank - http://www.exoticgoldfish.net/care.html#... -. You can use some types of salt from the grocery store that don't contain iodine (sea salt is one), but you really have no idea what other chemicals might be in there. Things that are safe for us, like iodine, are toxic to goldfish. So it really isn't worth the risk unless you are desperate and simply have no alternative. Aquarium salt is pretty cheap and widely available at almost any store that sells pet fish. I think even Walmart sells it. Note that there is a distinction between aquarium salt and Marine salt. Marine salt - http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js... - is meant for true salt water tanks. Aquarium salt - http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754001 - is intended for fresh water tanks. You can still use marine salt, but realize it will raise the pH of your tank, and use 1/5 the dosage listed on the package.
Is it safe to clean your aquarium with vinegar??
Yes, vinegar is safe to use. It is not toxic for fish if you happen to not rinse your tank well, which is pretty hard to accomplish since vinegar rinses off very easily. The only thing vinegar can do is affect your pH. Just make sure you rinse everything very well. To be even safer you could do a strong salt bath for your tank and everything else, then rinse it with vinegar. Of course, the most effective way to sanitize is bleach, but if you end up using it, make sure you use the right dose and you better rinse everything THOROUGHLY, because bleach will kill fish.
Is The Ocean Salty from Whale Sperm?
Your previous responders have all correctly informed you that the mineral content of the ocean comes from the erosion of rocks and other landmasses but to address your question of the differing salinity in parts of the world, that has to do with location and currents. Depending on the mineral content of the surrounding landmasses you will have a saltier or fresher content in that body of water. Additionally there is the Coriolis Effect, which affect major currents around the world due to the rotation of the Earth. This will move water continually West and thus moves these minerals to new landmasses. It is also interesting to note that the Poles are more salty than the equator, and this is due to the freezing of icebergs and shore ice, which takes only freshwater and leaves the minerals behind, resulting in a saltier composition. The Dead Sea is also so salty due to the rain patterns in the area as well as the asphalt prevalence in the area. So no, Snooki is NOT the ending source on chemical oceanography, and frankly she needs to not be a celebrity. Bring back Bill Nye!
How do biotic and abiotic factors interact in an ecosystem?
There are many ways in which biotic and abiotic factors interact in an ecosystem. For my answer I think I’ll focus on the interaction between chemicals and plants as well as animals and minerals.First off I’m assuming you know the definitions of “biotic” and “abiotic”, but just in case I’ll define them anyways. Abiotic factors are anything in an ecosystem that isn’t and never was alive. Things like water and rocks. Biotic factors are the things in an ecosystem that are or were living, like plants and animals.I think one of the most intricate relationship between biotic and abiotic factors is between the chemicals and plants within an ecosystem. Plants, being producers, need to make food from seemingly nothing. They do this by gathering and synthesizing different chemicals available to them in the soil and the air.Photosynthesis, how plants make food, is done by taking CO2 from the air and water (H2O) from the soil and making it into sugars that the plant can use for its metabolic processes. This chemical reaction is powered by light energy from sunlight.And right there is a way that biotic factors (plants) interact with abiotic factors (CO2, H2O, sunlight) to create the basis of all food on the planet.Plants aren’t the only organism to make use of the abiotic factors in the environment though, animals do as well.An animal needs to get nutrients from other living things so that it can live and they rely on plants or other animals to do so. However one essential nutrient that is scarce in living things is salt.Salt is a mineral found in deposits in rocks and is essential for nuerological function in animals. Some animals, for example deer, find areas where these salt deposits are abundant (salt licks) and lick the salt off the rocks to supplement their diet.
Do salt lamps actually work for allergy/sinus problems? personal experience please!?
Generally there are possibly 2 types of causes for Asthma problem, internally or externally. Crystal Salt only release long negative ion which in turn clean the air around you. If your issues are mainly triggered by dirty air, then Crystal Salt can help you. But if it is your own body function that cause the issue ie. too weak, too sensitive, hormone etc. then Crystal Salt can help less. While the negative ion is scientific and will help everyone the same way, another property of the lamp is Color Therapy. That on the other hand will only work for about 60% of the people in statistic. This is due to wrong initial diagnostic and dynamic of human nature. That is why you will hear some works magically for some people while some really curse on it. In short and summary, it may or may not work on you personally. Only after getting one then you will know. On the color therapy part, changing different lamps may help until you find one that suits you. But on the ionizing or air cleaning part, even the worse salt lamp is about 96% pure ( content of salt in it ) so almost all lamps will work almost in similar power.