Impact of Salt on Society

Also known as NaCl, sodium chloride is a compound most commonly found in our society as ordinary table salt. Iodized table salt that we usually consume usually contains small amounts of potassium iodide, sodium carbonate, and sodium thiosulfate to prevent from lumping and other impurities.

A negative impact on society would be how salt effects health. Salt is readily available in our diet and on average 6-11 grams of salt are consumed per day.  Many strokes and heart attacks are due to the excessive intake of salt.  Salt is also important in our diet. It adds chlorine to hydrochloric acid which is essential in the digestion of our food.

Abundantly found in nature,salt makes up nearly 80% of seawater.  It is also found in the Dead Sea, the Great Salt Lake, and various salt wells around the world.  The salt that we most commonly used is obtained from seawater.

Picture of the Great Salt Lake in Utah