A biologist explained why you should never eat snow – Health

Snow should not be eaten under any circumstances, because even if it looks clean, it is dangerous due to reagents, bacteria and sand, warned Roman Oparin, Associate Professor of the Department of General Biology and Bioecology of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the State University of Education, reports Sports.kz with reference to News.ru .

The biologist clarified that snow and icicles actively absorb surrounding pollutants.

— Snow and icicles actively absorb surrounding pollutants. As snow passes through the atmosphere, it picks up various particles, including car exhaust, industrial emissions, and even radioactive fallout. These microscopic contaminants settle on the surface of the snow and the icicles formed from it, which makes them unsafe,” the expert explained.

According to him, the purity of snow is influenced by the environment: the wind brings dirt, and nearby…