Industrial Minerals


Amcol bentonite de-icer warning

08 January 2010

by Simon Moores

Leading bentonite producer warns of risks in using bentonite as a de-icing agent

Keywords: bentonite, de-icer, snow, salt, Amcol

The UK subsidiary of the world’s biggest bentonite producer, Amcol International Corp., has warned of the hazards of using bentonite as a de-icing replacement for salt.

 

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