Monica M. Arienzo, Kelly E. Gleason, Graham A. Sexstone, Mae Sexauer Gustin, Melissa R. Schwan, Nicole Choma, Sarrah M. Dunham-Cheatham, Joseph R. McConnell, Peter J. Weisberg, Adam Csank 2025, Latitudinal gradients of snow contamination in the Rocky Mountains associated with anthropogenic sources, Environmental Pollution, Volume 373, 2025, 126094, ISSN 0269-7491

Highlights

  • A suite of metals was measured in snowpacks from the Rocky Mountain region.
  • Lanthanum and cerium concentrations support mineral dust to southern sites.
  • Antimony, cadmium, mercury, and zinc support anthropogenic sources to northern sites.
  • Temporally consistent contaminant sources and/or transport processes were observed.
  • Contaminant sources potentially include current and historical mining, and smelting.
 
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Sarrah Dunham-Cheatham
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