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... Anti-icing with solid or prewetted solid chemicals is not a good strategy when the pavement temperatures are below about 15°F at the onset of a winter weather event. The use of chemicals below these minimum pavement temperatures will require excessive amounts of chemicals to be used as shown in Attachment 1.
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... The most common scenario requiring changes is when pavement temperatures fall to a low level during a winter weather event. As ice control chemicals become much less effective in colder temperatures, agencies often switch from straight chemical treatments to treatment with abrasives or mixtures of abrasives and chemicals.
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  • ice control
  • application rate
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  • liquid chemicals
  • pavement condition
  • chemical application
  • event level


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