Snow in Rocky Mountains Found to Be Contaminated With Metals

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By Paige BennettApr 4, 2025, 4:44 pm181 ptsTrendingTop
A team of researchers from the Desert Research Institute, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Nevada, Reno and Portland State University has discovered contamination in the snow across the Rocky Mountains. The researchers analyzed seasonal snowpack samples from 2018 that were collected across 49…

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