Zn, Pb and Cd-NPs in snow samples from Winnipeg and Muller Ice Cap 2022-2023

Measuring metallic nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment requires sensitive analytical techniques capable of determining the concentration and elemental composition, particle mass and size. Here we report the characterization of Zn-, Pb-, and Cd-NPs by single-particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) in snow samples collected from two vastly different sites in Canada: an urban system from Winnipeg and a remote location at the Müller Ice Cap in Axel Heiberg Island of the Canadian Arctic.