These volunteers are tracking salt in the water — and things are getting toxic
The Ottawa Riverkeeper is aiming to draw attention to the overuse — and misuse — of salt, which eventually makes its way into the National Capital Region's streams and rivers, creating potentially toxic conditions for the creatures that live there.
![These volunteers are tracking salt in the water — and things are getting toxic](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7061346.1702679258!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/collecting-water-sample-ottawa-riverkeep-7-dec-23.jpg)
![A volunteer collects a water sample from the Ottawa River, near the NCC River House, to learn how to test the water's conductivity, which provides a strong correlation with chloride levels. A person leaning over a railing with a string and bucket in winter.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7061346.1702679258!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/collecting-water-sample-ottawa-riverkeep-7-dec-23.jpg)
The Ottawa Riverkeeper is aiming to draw attention to the overuse — and misuse — of salt, which eventually makes its way into the National Capital Region's streams and rivers, creating potentially toxic conditions for the creatures that live there.