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Research

Research is being conducted at the UMN and across the country to evaluate water softener impacts and options to reduce salt released by softeners into the environment.

Research

Investigating Wastewater Reuse at Rest Areas and Truck Stations Technical Report .pdf
Investigating Wastewater Reuse at MnDot Truck Stations Full Report .pdf
Chloride Project Factsheet
.pdf
Chloride Contributions from Water Softeners and Other Domestic, Commercial, Industrial, and Agricultural Sources to Minnesota Waters - Please email overb045@umn.edu for a copy of the report.
Characteristics of rest area water softeners and their effects on chloride in septic systems .pdf
Video: The Changing Earth: Clorides in Water 
Costs and benefits of household water softening: a review UMN Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory Research Madison, WI Chloride Reduction Study

The Water Resources Center is a unit of the College of Food, Agricultural
and Natural Resource Sciences
and University of Minnesota Extension.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences   University of Minnesota Extension

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