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ASSUMPTIONS:
Amount of labor to spread salt and spray brine are the same.
The amount of liquid used as an anti-icer will burn the same amount of snow & ice as rock salt.
All events have the right conditions to use anti-icers.
** There is a residual effect to account for, but no solid historical data to support.
Bulk Rock Salt
Salt Brine to >20° F
MVP Clear
MVP Organic
MVP Clear
Organic
Total Acres You Service On ALL Properties Per Event (1 Acre = 43560 Square Feet)
100
Acres/Location
1
1
1
1
1
Cost/Ton (In $'s)
$
Cost/LB
Cost/Gallon($)
How many tons of rock salt do you apply?
App Rate/Acre (lbs)
App Rate/Acre (gallons)
Residual Effect (estimates) **
10%
18%
Cost to Treat One Acre per Typical Event
Bulk Rock Salt
Salt Brine
MVP Clear
MVP Organic
MVP Clear
Organic
Snow Pack or Ice Bonding
On average how many Rock Salt applications do you perform to remove snow pack?
Additional Labor
Cost/hour (In $'s)
$
# of hours
Fuel & Overhead (In $'s)
$
Cost to Treat per Snow Pack Event
# of events per year
Events
De-icing events
(Events per Season)
Snow Pack
(Events per Season)
Cost to Treat
1 Acre of Property for Season
Savings per Acre per Season ($)
(%)
Grand Total Savings over Bulk Rock Salt Costs
WITH RESIDUAL
Bulk Rock Salt
Salt Brine
MVP Clear
MVP Organic
MVP Clear
Organic
Cost to Treat Property for Season w/ Residual Factor
Savings per Acre per Season ($)
(%)
Grand Total Savings over Bulk Rock Salt Costs
Other Potential Savings or Costs
No savings calculation for pre-treating sidewalks which uses a higher cost de-icer
Additional labor savings from potential less Overtime since anti-icing can be done during regular scheduled hours
Additional costs if there is a need to de-ice after anti-icing when a similar result would happen if just de-iced
Chloride Emissions
Bulk Rock Salt
Salt Brine
MVP Clear
MVP Organic
MVP Clear
Organic
lbs of chloride per gallon of brine
Sodium Chloride
2.2880
2.2880
2.2880
2.2880
2.2880
"Hot" Chloride (assume calcium)
5.3392
5.3392
5.3392
5.3392
5.3392
% of Chlorides
Sodium Chloride
100%
100%
20%
15%
15%
Hot Chlorides
80%
75%
70%
Organic
10%
15%
Chloride Emissions
Sodium App Rate/Acre (lbs)
Sodium Chloride Emissions
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Hot Chloride App Rate/Acre (lbs)
Hot Chloride Emissions
64%
64%
64%
64%
64%
Total Cloride Emissions (lbs)
Chloride Emissions Per Season (Total)
Typical Event
Snow Pack Event
Average lbs of Chlorides Per 1 acre, Per Season
Chloride Savings
Average lbs of Chlorides Per 1 Acre, Per Season
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