Melting snow contains a toxic cocktail of pollutants
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 14:51
in Earth & Climate
With spring finally here and warmer temperatures just around the corner, snow will slowly melt away, releasing us from the clutches of winter. However, that's not the only thing that the melting snow will release. Researchers have found that urban snow accumulates a toxic cocktail from car emissions -- pollutants that are in turn unleashed into the environment as the weather warms up.