This is the bonus show for Episode 137! (Pickles)
Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and Elliott Kalan explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of calcium chloride: a salt that's making pickles healthier, roads safer, and the Earth less polluted.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
Why Pickle Brine Is a Secret Weapon Against Ice (National Geographic)
The flavors of road safety: pickles, beets and cheese (North Country Public Radio)
Watershed-friendly Deicing (Penn State Extension)
Pickles: A Global History by Jan Davison
Snow problem! How other nations deal with winter weather (The Guardian)
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