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MAG Environmental and Safety Considerations
 MAG
is less irritating to the skin. MAG,
unlike calcium chloride, is not noticeably exothermic (generates
heat) when it first comes in contact with moisture. Magnesium
chloride is unlikely to irritate the skin or burn the skin when
it contacts moist skin surfaces.
MAG corrodes metal surfaces less.
Tests show MAG to be significantly less corrosive
than calcium chloride and sodium chloride on both tin and aluminum.
MAG is safer around vegetation.
When used as directed, MAG is safer to use
around plants and bushes. In fact, magnesium chloride is used
as an ingredient in some fertilizers.
MAG is safer on concrete. Tests
by the Strategic Highway Research Program, Washington D.C., using
3% solutions (representative dilution of ice melting brines) show
that calcium chloride caused 26 times and sodium chloride caused
63 times the amount of concrete spalling than MAG.
MAG is safer for use around animals and
humans. MAG is much less toxic than
calcium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium chloride based
on data provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In fact, a form of MAG is used as a mineral supplement in some
farm animal feedstocks.
MAG is environmentally friendlier. On
a pound for pound basis, MAG contains approximately 22%, 29%,
39% and 43% less chlorides than potassium chloride, calcium chloride
77%, calcium chloride 90% and sodium chloride respectively, while
still maintaining its high performance level. The application
of MAG results in significantly less chloride runoff and pollution
than potassium chloride, calcium chloride and sodium chloride.
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