Selected media coverage of our group research:
(excluding expert opinions and interviews with Dr. Ariya on various scientific, environmental and policy issues around the world, as well as public lectures in schools and communities)
Grand medicine (2017) https://www.gmhs.ca/city-snow-may-be-fouled-by-pollution-from-cars/
(excluding expert opinions and interviews with Dr. Ariya on various scientific, environmental and policy issues around the world, as well as public lectures in schools and communities)
- Chemical and Engineering News http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/web/2016/04/New-technique-reclaims-mercury-spent.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cen_nano+(Chemical+And+Engineering+News+NanoFocus)
- Royal Society of Chemistry, feature article, taking care of air, 2018
- Royal Society for Chemistry - Chemistry World http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2016/01/snow-car-exhaust-pollutant-air-quality-nanoparticles
- ES&T News: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es0406785
- Advances in Engineering; advanceseng.com/chemical-engineering/mercury-recycling-air-borne-nanoparticles-sea-salt-electrochemistry-operated-sunlight/
- Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/snow-polluted_us_569d33e2e4b0778f46fa4aa1
- Slate: http://www.slate.fr/story/112959/neige-sale-pollution
- Nature world: ww.natureworldnews.com/articles/19445/20160120/snow-soaks-up-pollutants-new-study-montreal.htm
- Discovery: http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/nature/heres-why-you-shouldnt-eat-snow/
- Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/reminder-heres-why-you-should-absolutely-not-eat-snow-418925
- Der Spiegel: http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/schnee-in-grossstaedten-enthaelt-viele-schadstoffe-a-1073128.html
- Royal Society: http://www.rsc.org/news-events/rsc-news/articles/2016/jan/environmental-science-snow-paper-hits-the-headlines/
- Yahoo: https://www.yahoo.com/health/eat-snow-science-tells-us-173400589.html
- Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/22/snow-is-beautiful-please-dont-eat-it/
- Radio Canada, Les années lumière, October 2016
- ENN news (2017) http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/51010
- Education in Chemistry, the magazine the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (2018)
- CJAD 800 (interview on winter smog (2020)
- Oil sand particles and weather (2020)
- Particls and oil sand , Science Daily (2020)
- Particle and weather, McGill Tribune (2020)
- Radio Canada interview (2019)
- CBCC International interview (2019)
- Oil sand-nanoparticle-weather (2019): https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1400240/alberta-meteo-environnement-pollution-nanoparticule
- Air pollution and weather (2019): https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/11/25/pollution-from-alberta-oil-sands-affects-regional-weather-processes-study/
- Alberta oil sand (2019): https://www.mix1037fm.com/2019/11/21/80230/
- Oil sand and emerging contaminants (2019): https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/mcgill-university/pollution-canadas-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes
- Oil sands (2019): https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sujet/changements-climatiques/actualites/document/nouvelles/article/1400240/alberta-meteo-environnement-pollution-nanoparticule
- Air pollution impact on weather (2019):https://www.enn.com/articles/60859-pollution-from-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes
- Alberta oil sand and climate (2019): https://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/sciences/les-sables-bitumineux-influencent-la-m%C3%A9t%C3%A9o-dit-une-%C3%A9tude/ar-BBX8NGK
- Airborne nanoparticles (2019): https://phys.org/news/2019-11-pollution-athabasca-oil-sands-affects.html
- Air pollution of hot emission sources and impact on weather (2019); https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191118115358.htm
- Air pollution impact weather (2019): https://municipalinfonet.com/article/municipal/category/environment/18/801028/pollution-from-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes-.html
- OIl sand nanoparticles (2019): https://www.technology.org/2019/11/19/pollution-from-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes/
- Oil sand emerging contaminants (2019): https://environfriend.org/pollution/pollution-from-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes/
- Oil sand and weather (2019): https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/pollution-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes-302608
- Nanoparticles and weather (2019) https://municipalinfonet.com/article/municipal/category/environment/18/801028/pollution-from-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes-.html
- Air pollution and weather (2019): https://www.mcgill.ca/chemistry/fr/channels/news/la-pollution-causee-par-les-sables-bitumineux-de-lathabasca-altere-les-regimes-climatiques-302608
- Oil sand (2019): https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/11/25/pollution-from-alberta-oil-sands-affects-regional-weather-processes-study/
- Aerosol and weather (2019): https://www.climatechange.ie/pollution-from-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes/
- Climate change (2019): https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/dyap42/pollution_from_athabasca_oil_sands_affects/
- Earth Climate (2019): https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/environmental_policy/
- Environment (2019): https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/mcgill-university/pollution-canadas-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes
- Air pollution (2019): https://noovell.com/similar/35108817/
- TVA, nanoparticules, 2019
- Bell media, Air pollution, 2019
- CJAD radio, air pollution, 2019
- Local.ca, air pollution, 2019
- WN.com, nanoparticle, 2019
- iheartradia.ca, 2019
- CTVradio, 2019
- CityNews, 2019
- Xmol.com, 2019
- Montrealmetro.com, 2019
- Smartmarkit.com air pollution, 2019
- Montreal CTV, 2019
- CBC news, 2019
- CBC, 2019
- Samyrabbat.com, 2019
- TVA, airport, 2019
- TVA (news), 2019
- Climate news (2019)
- Brightsurf.com (2019): oil sand and weather
- Science daily - air quality (2019): Particles and weather
- Readers digest (2018)
- CTV, air pollution, 2018
- CBC, air pollution in Trudeau airport, 2018
- RadioCanada, interview on nanoparticles,2018
- Ledevoir, interview on airport pollution, 2018
- RressReader, airpolluiton, 2018
- Radio Canada,radio interview on nanoparticle in airport, 2018
- CBC, radio interview on nanoparticle, 2018
- Taking care of Air, Royal Society for Chemistry, 2018
- VICE, January 2018, frozen precipitation
- Decouverte (2018)
- Tonic vice.com
- TQ, 2018
- Richmond Times (2018)
- CBC, radio, 2018
- WFox, 2018
- WHIO (2018)
- Norwalker (2018)
- Weather (2018)
- Fox23.com (2018)
- worldnews.com (2018)
- Newslikethis.com (2018)
- Trendopic.com (2018)
- Aioninstrogram.com (2018)
- AJC.com (2018)
- 1IJ nutrition (2018)
- Trendotopic.com (2018)
- Startribune.com (2018)
- WSB TV.com (2018)
- WHIO.com (2018)
- Weather Ohio (2018)
- TV7 (2018)
- WPXI (2018)
- Tribelive.com (2018)
- Meandray.com (2018)
- Gocarolinas.com (2018)
- 1jy.com (2018)
- TV7 (2018)
- WHIO_traffic (2018)
- News (2018)
- MyAJC.com (2018)
- Atlanta AJC (2018)
- HGTV (2018)
- Faculty1000 Prime (2018)
- Time Magasin, (2017)
- La Presse Canadienne (2017)
- Phys.org (2017)
- Chemical info news (2017)
- Health.com online , (2017)
- McGill News (2017)
- Nutrition, (2017)
- Top Sante'. com (2017): Snow, precipitation and health
- La Presse (2017)
- CBC online (2017)
- Cosmopolitan: snow (2017)
- Yahoo: (French, neige) (2017)
- Natural News.com (2017)
- Cheminfo (2017)
- Science Bulletin (2017)
- Telesoft: Precipitation (2017)
- Readers Digest: snow (2017)
- Medicalanswer.com (2017)
- Rcinet (2017)
- “les électrons libres” on Télé-Québec (2017)
- Fox news: Snow (2017)
- Guff: Pollutants (2017)
- Nature world news (2017)
- msn: precipitation (2017)
- US Press.com: Snow (2017)
- McGill Office of Science: (2017)
- Drugs.com news (2017)
- Madisom-health.com (2017)
- Healing well.com (2017)
- A healthy hobby.com (2017)
- PennState medical research center news (2017)
- Real state Tourism.com (2017)
- Health bank (2017)
- Fox news25: snow (2017)
- WSBTV: health (2017)
- ACFAS, top nominated research images from our team (2017)
- Washingtonian: Snow (2017)
- AOL news: Health (2017)
- USA news: health (2017)
- RSC world highlights: snow (2017)
- McGill Channel (2017)
- InfoNEWS (2017)
- Thought co. (2017)
- La Presse online - feature article (2017)
- alphagallileo.org (2017)
- Radio Canada (2017)
- Health.com online , January 2017
- Time: time.com/tag/dietnutrition/ (2017)
- McGill News (2017)
- Tech Time news (2017)
- McGill blog (2017)
- EUREKA NEWS (2017)
- Thought co. (2017)
- La Presse (2017)
- CBC (2017)
- CBC radio, November (2017)
- TeleQuebec, (2017)
- Radio Canada - December (2017)
- US news (2017)
- Swedish Health network (2017)
- Medical news (French) (2017)
- CBC morning news Montreal (2017)
- Selfhelpeducationarena.com (2017)
- Apothecary-rx.com (2017)
- Philly.com (2017)
- Radio Canada - Toronto (2017)
- Maxeat.com (2017)
- wemed.com (2017)
- consumerhealthyday.com (2017)
- Radio Canada (2017)
- CBC (Halifax) (2017)
- Follownews.com (2017)
- ScienceNewsline.com (2017)
- unepommeparjour.com (2017)
- Actumania French (2017)
- Radio-Canada (acadien/maritimes) (2017)
- Medicalnews.com (2017)
- Euro Chem news (2017)
- International Business Times.co.UK (2017)
- Ihli.com (Health Care news) (2017)
- Interceder news (2017)
- treehuger.com (2017)
- Radio Canada online (2017)
- Concordia News (2017)
- medical news server (2017)
- Radio Canada (Toronto, radio ) (2017)
- International Radio Canada - Spanish (2017)
- Vector news (2017)
- The Weather Network (2017)
- Science Times (2017)
- Earth.com (2017)
- Laboratoryequipment.com (2017)
- Fox News.com (2017)
- EcoQuebec.com (2017)
- Bustle.com (2017)
- Healthaim.com (2017)
- Community HealthCare System (2017)
- https://scientiaportal.wordpress.com (2017)
- MIC network inc (2017)
- Digital Trends.com (2017)
- http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=15366691
- Sciencebulletin.com (2017)
- http://www.digitaljournal.com/print/article/489947 (2017)
- http://bobfartall.com/blog/city-snow-may-be-fouled-by-pollution-from-cars/ (2017)
- http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=202757 (2017)
- http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Melting_snow_contains_a_toxic_cocktail_of_pollutants_999.html (2017)
- http://www.wsbtv.com/news/national/hot-topics/eating-snow-can-be-potentially-dangerous_/481654192 (2017)
- http://dailynewsvine.com/2017/04/11/city-snow-may-be-fouled-by-pollution-from-cars/ (2017)
- https://www.fleekist.com/city-snow-may-be-fouled-by-pollution-from-cars/ (2017)
- https://www.antiagingacu.com/health-news/city-snow-may-be-fouled-by-pollution-from-cars/ (2017)
- https://biotechin.asia/2017/04/12/melting-snow-contains-a-toxic-cocktail-of-pollutants/ (2017)
- http://laxaro.com/search/us+streams+carry+surprisingly+extensive+mixture+of+pollutants (2017)
- http://schema-root.org/region/americas/north_america/canada/provinces/nova_scotia/ (2017)
- http://www.care2.com/causes/melting-city-snow-unleashes-toxic-pollutants.html
- CSC news, Profiled for the Canadian Chemical News - 100th Anniversary Issue, (2017)
Grand medicine (2017) https://www.gmhs.ca/city-snow-may-be-fouled-by-pollution-from-cars/
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), February 3, 2016, interview on air/snow pollution
- http://www.cherencov.com/salud/comer-nieve/
- Radio Canada, 2017
- VICE, February 2016, interview on airborne pollutants (both in French and English)
- Toronto Star, February 2016, interview on snow-aerosol/climate/health
- Radio Canada: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/actualite/decouverte/reportages/2003/10-2003/26nuages.html
- Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3401578/Forget-yellow-snow-shouldn-t-eat-white-stuff-acts-sponge-pollutants-emitted-car-exhausts.html
- Wall Street: http://www.wallstreethedge.com/snow-is-toxic-and-you-shouldnt-eat-it/28674/
- Global News: http://globalnews.ca/news/2471244/please-dont-eat-snow-absorbs-air-pollutants-from-engine-exhaust-study-suggests/
- Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-snow-pollutants-health-0122-20160122-story.html#
- TechTimes: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/125924/20160120/do-not-eat-any-snow-study-finds-snows-absorb-toxic-air-pollutants.htm
- American Microbiological Society: http://www.microbeworld.org/podcasts/meet-the-scientist/416-mts25-parisa-ariya-bioaerosols-the-living-atmosphere
- CBS news in Boston: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/01/21/do-not-eat-snow-study/
- AccuWeather, February 12, 2016, interview on snow pollutants
- CJAD radio, Climate change and Hg lamp recycling, June 22, 2016
- Chemical & Engineering News, March 29, 2016, interviews on Hg lamp recycling using our developed green techniques
- http://wtop.com/winter-2015/2016/01/eating-snow-can-be-hazardous-to-your-health-study-finds/
- http://www.regaltribune.com/snowflakes-and-car-exhaust-gases-make-a-toxic-combination/25050/
- http://bigthink.com/natalie-shoemaker/snow-has-become-a-toxic-treat
- http://www.forumdeschefs.qc.ca/emissions/les_annees_lumiere/2009-2010/archives.asp?date=2011-09-18
- ABC news (New York): http://abc7ny.com/weather/its-unhealthy-to-eat-any-snow-(not-just-yellow)-study-finds/1165210/
- Forbes: ww.forbes.com/sites/carmendrahl/2016/01/21/snow-soaks-up-pollutants-from-car-exhaust-like-a-sponge/#602d504b15e9
- http://www.iflscience.com/environment/snow-sponge-toxic-car-exhaust-particles
- http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2016/01/dont-eat-white-snow
- http://womentimes.net/health/healthy-living/snow-soaks-up-toxic-pollutants-in-the-air-study-shows/
- http://www.modernreaders.com/study-proves-that-eating-snow-isnt-safe/38199/lorenzo-tanos
- ww.designntrend.com/articles/68611/20160120/study-finds-snow-toxic-probably-shouldnt-eat.htm
- http://www.apextribune.com/white-snow-just-as-bad-yellow-snow/214549/
- http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/la-neige-est-un-excellent-moyen-d-and-039-absorber-la-pollution-d-and-039-apres--/de/News/48031612
- http://wtop.com/winter/2016/01/eating-snow-can-be-hazardous-to-your-health-study-finds/
- http://nbc4i.com/2016/01/20/dont-eat-yellow-snow-or-white-snow-study-finds/
- http://what.isup.ws/fr/tag/neige/20160120
- McGill Reporter: http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2008/11/mcgill-in-six-words-sounds-impossible/
- http://www.entechinst.com/forget-yellow-snow-you-shouldnt-eat-any-of-it-the-white-stuff-acts-as-a-sponge-for-pollutants/
- quilibrioinformativo.com/2016/01/study-finds-snow-is-toxic-and-you-probably-shouldnt-eat-it/
- http://devices.measurementmedianetwork.com/yellow-or-white-dont-eat-the-snow/
- http://www.immortal.org/23152/snow-purity-experiment/
- http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1944877-you-should-not-eat-snow-explains-new-study/
- Sun (UK): http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/6871772/This-is-why-you-shouldnt-let-your-kids-eat-snow.html
- http://norcal.news/news/2305-it-unhealthy-eat-any-snow-researchers-warn
- Weather channel: http://www.weather.com/health/news/snow-soaking-toxic-pollutants
- http://nhv.us/content/16013941-study-says-urban-area-snow-absorbs-air-pollutants-so-don-t-eat
- Chronicle: http://www.councilchronicle.com/snow-is-toxic-and-may-harm-you/23647/
- Globe and mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-globe-and-mail-young-leaders/article768682/?page=all
- McGill reporter: http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/36/16/airwebreathe/
- http://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2016/01/21/urban-snow-pollutants/
- http://www.i4u.com/2016/01/103417/snow-gets-toxic-air-study
- http://castroller.com/podcasts/MicrobeworldsMeetThe/2518170
- http://www.geeksonearth.com/post/why-you-shouldn-t-eat-any-snownot-just-yellow-snow-post/9847
- http://www.mcgilltribune.com/sci-tech/dark-secret-behind-snow-pollution-643215/
- http://pix11.com/2016/01/20/avoid-eating-all-snow-not-just-the-yellow-kind-study-says/
- http://www.aol.com/article/2016/01/19/not-just-yellow-you-shouldnt-eat-any-snow-ever/21299457/
- http://sojo1049.com/dont-let-your-kids-eat-the-snow-even-if-its-not-yellow/
- http://www.newsunited.com/snow-soaks-up-toxic-pollutants-in-news/20844947/
- http://sci24h.com/news/1609178-snow-soaks-up-toxic-pollutants-air-study-shows
- http://mic.com/articles/133153/can-you-eat-snow-here-s-what-science-tells-us#.usU8PHDVQ
- http://www.thewebis.com/science/snow-soaks-up-pollutants-says-new-study-from-montreal
- http://video-streaming.orange.fr/autres/ne-mangez-surtout-pas-de-neige-c-est-un-veritable-nid-a-pollution-VID00000022hBW.html
- http://www.foodrepublic.com/2016/01/20/warning-to-urban-foragers-dont-eat-the-snow/
- http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/22109380-snow-soaks-up-toxic-pollutants-in-the-air-study-shows/
- http://www.madgetech.com/news/yellow-or-white-dont-eat-the-snow/
- http://snowbrains.com/brain-post-why-eating-any-kind-of-snow-is-bad/
- http://www.laketahoenews.net/2016/01/107348/
- http://www.thewebis.com/science/snow-soaks-up-pollutants-from-car-exhaust-like-a-sponge
- McGill reporter: http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/32/13/arrivals/ariya/
- http://farandulife.com/2016/01/eating-snow-can-be-hazardous-to-your-health-study-finds/
- http://solonews.net/122605/news/snow-soaks-up-toxic-pollutants-in-the-air-study-shows.html
- http://planetxapproaches.com/technology/snow-acts-as-a-sponge-for-pollutants-emitted-by-car-exhausts/
- http://greenlimbs.com/snow-not-for-eating/
- CBS news: ww.cbs58.com/story/31025934/study-says-snow-soaks-up-pollutantsso-you-probably-shouldnt-eat-it
- http://english.mogaznews.com/Science/2818.html
- http://freeaps.ga/2016/01/18/forget-yellow-snow-you-shouldnt-eat-any-of-it-the-white-stuff-acts-as-a-sponge-for-pollutants-emitted-by-car-exhausts/
- http://abruzzo.tv/news/2016/01/21/it-is-unhealthy-to-eat-any-snow-researchers-warn/
- http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20160121001827-260405
- http://eideard.com/2016/01/21/dont-eat-the-snow-even-white-snow/
- http://www.dolphnsix.com/news/3506364/spring-snow-melts-found-unleash-cascade
- http://perfscience.com/content/2143106-snow-tends-absorb-car-exhaust-pollutants
- http://www.healthaim.com/eating-snow-bad-health-heres/37562
- http://newsnew.net/index.php/2016/01/22/please-dont-eat-snow-abs
- http://www.twisted.news/2017-04-18-spring-snow-melts-found-to-unleash-cascade-of-toxic-chemicals-produced-in-densely-populated-cities.html
- https://www.drugs.com/answers/support-group/poisoning/news/
- -dont-eat-snow-yellow-white-or-any-color/
- http://www.technsite.com/snow-not-as-pure-as-previously-thought-22799
- http://leadercall.com/2016/01/this-is-why-you-should-seriously-never-eat-snow/
- Guff news: snow and health (2016)
- Natural Society.com: pollutants (2016)
- Press reader: Snowborne pollutant (2016)
- Chicago Tribune: snow (2016)
- McGill Tribune: (2016)
- Global News (2016)
