From streets to seas: New greener ways to analyse urban snow pollution

Publikasjonsdetaljer

Publikasjonstype: Populærvitenskapelig artikkel

Tidsskrift: Fram Forum

Volum: 14

Sider: 21-23

NVA: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5151136

Prosjekter: GOMPLAR – Governance of Marine Plastic Litter in the Arctic, DUMP Direct analysis of Urban snow particulates for traffic-related Microplastic additives and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Sammendrag:

Arctic cities experience long winters with heavy snowfalls. Every year, tonnes of urban snow contaminated with microplastics from tire wear and other traffic-related environmental pollutants are dumped into the sea.