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Re-order Paragraphs

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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Faced with this evidence, several municipalities are now testing alternative de-icers and reduced salting schedules to limit the long-term damage.
  2. Fish and amphibian populations in these waterways have shown measurable declines as their eggs and larvae struggle to survive in saltier water.
  3. This buildup of chloride raises the salinity of freshwater systems that were never adapted to handle it.
  4. Once the ice melts, however, much of that salt does not simply disappear; it washes into storm drains and eventually into nearby streams and rivers.
  5. Every winter, cities and highway departments spread large quantities of salt on roads to melt ice and prevent accidents.