/newsroom/taxonomy/term/15928/all en /newsroom/channels/news/its-snowing-plastic-329666 <p>The snow may be melting, but it is leaving pollution behind in the form of micro- and nano-plastics according to a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ study that was recently published in <em><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121002773">Environmental Pollution</a></em>. The pollution is largely due to the relatively soluble plastics found in antifreeze products (polyethylene glycols) that can become airborne and picked up by the snow.</p> Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:29:26 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 256716 at /newsroom