Date 2025
Publication type Journal publication
From streets to seas: New greener ways to analyse urban snow pollution
Publication details
Publication type: Popular science article
Journal: Fram Forum
Volume: 14
Projects: 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
Summary:
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.