Natural de-icer

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As the weather gets colder I've been wondering whether there's a natural option for a surface de-icer.

I'd like to spray something on my bathing platform to stop it icing up but I'm on a lake so it needs to be friendly to the environment.

Don't airports use urea based chemicals for de-icing runways, wings, etc...?

Something like this maybe..?

4 Gal. Liquid De-Icer Case-4 All-natural Environment Friendly Non-Toxic Deicer | eBay
 
What's the attraction of "natural"?
Doesn't make it non-toxic or environmentally friendly, does it? Crude oil is 100% natural, and totally organic too...

Environmentally friendly and non toxic are scientific terms that convey a meaning, natural and organic have nothing to say about those qualities, they are just misused fluffy buzzwords.

I'd go with the scientific description.
 
Slowboat35 said:
What's the attraction of "natural"?
Doesn't make it non-toxic or environmentally friendly, does it? Crude oil is 100% natural, and totally organic too...

Environmentally friendly and non toxic are scientific terms that convey a meaning, natural and organic have nothing to say about those qualities, they are just misused fluffy buzzwords.

I'd go with the scientific description.
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Indeed. Strychnine, Atropine and lots of other nasties are completely natural and organic!
 
AntarcticPilot said:
Indeed. Strychnine, Atropine and lots of other nasties are completely natural and organic!
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Can I add to the list Uranium, Cadmium, Mercury?

Re: de-icing, no easy answer - everything I can think of is either corrosive or washes off easily. Avoiding the problem with a rough, well-drained surface is a good start.
 
penberth3 said:
Can I add to the list Uranium, Cadmium, Mercury?

Re: de-icing, no easy answer - everything I can think of is either corrosive or washes off easily. Avoiding the problem with a rough, well-drained surface is a good start.
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Isolating Uranium and Cadmium is a bit tricky! But pitchblende (an ore of Uranium that contains other radioactive elements inclucing Polonium and Radium) can be dangerously radioactive. Native Mercury does exist, though, and mercury ores such as cinnabar are poisonous, too. In fact, most heavy metal ores are poisonous.
 
Slowboat35 said:
What's the attraction of "natural"?
Doesn't make it non-toxic or environmentally friendly, does it? Crude oil is 100% natural, and totally organic too...

Environmentally friendly and non toxic are scientific terms that convey a meaning, natural and organic have nothing to say about those qualities, they are just misused fluffy buzzwords.

I'd go with the scientific description.
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Whatever
 
Iliade said:
Or a piece of old carpet, plywood, w.h.y. which you can lift up when you wish to step aboard.

Nothing you spray on is going to stay put and act as a prophylactic de-icer with the possible exception of the pitchblende...
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Yeah, good idea. Or maybe a rubber door mat actually. Thought there might be a good liquid option but suppose it's never going to last very long
 
Comrade Red said:
Oh dear, someone didn't get the answer they wanted :(

Seems to me that dismissing someones efforts to reply to you may not be the best way to seek advice, IMHO of course.
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No, not when the answer is pure pedantry. There was no effort to reply with anything useful.

Despite my shamefully scientifically inaccurate request, I'm sure that any reasonable person knew what I meant.
 
One icy morning I threw a bucket of seawater over the decks to melt the frost. It turned to black ice.
All I can suggest it putting an agressive anti slip on a few areas.
 
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