Salt, excavated from a field at the Aral Tuz salt processing plant in Aral, Kazakhstan, in train carriages. In 1999, only 29 percent of the nation’s households were using iodized salt. Now, 94 percent are. (Source: Joseph Sywenkyj for The New York Times)
Description:
Salt mined and extracted is loaded as bulk salt into railroad cars, trucks, river barges or lake boats for later shipment to customers.
Environmental Impact:
This particular transportation method is obviously not the best for the environment. Pollution occurs from the emission of the vehicles when transporting the goods.