The development of rare earth element (REE) production in Canada could generate
significant economic benefits but also poses serious potential risks to the environment. Rare …

Urbanization contributes to the formation of novel elemental combinations and signatures in
terrestrial and aquatic watersheds, also known as 'chemical cocktails.'The composition of …

The growing evidence of microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems reveals adverse
effects of microplastics on soil biota and plant growth. However, since large scale …

The variables of snow cover extent (SCE), snow cover duration (SCD), and snow albedo
(SAL) are primary factors determining the surface energy balance and hydrological …

Background Environmental pollution, local climatic conditions and their association with the
prevalence and exacerbation of asthma are topics of intense current medical investigation …

Samples of lichens, snow and particulate matter (PM 10, 24 h) are used for the source
identification of air pollution in the heavily industrialized region of Ostrava, Upper Silesia …

Abstract Glaciers in Chilean Central Andes have significatively retreated, at least, in the last
60 years. From 2004 to 2014, the largest retreat in the area (− 0.15 km 2 yr− 1) was …

This work presents the first results from winter field campaigns focusing on trace metals and
metalloid chemistry in the snow cover from an urbanized region in central Poland. Samples …

This article is a review of the science goals and activities initiated within the framework of the
Pollution and its Impacts on the South American Cryosphere (PISAC) initiative. Air pollution …

We have investigated the source and role of light-absorbing impurities (LAIs) deposited on
the glaciers of the Olivares catchment, in Central Chile. LAIs can considerably darken …