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

Davie-Martin, Cleo Lisa; Håland, Alexander; Pedersen, Kristine B.; Normann, Anne Katrine Meinich

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Journal: Fram Forum, vol. 14, 21–23, 2025

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.