Peculiarities of snowpack pollution in Samara

The article presents the results of the annual monitoring of the quality of snow in the city of Samara in 2012-2013. It revealed a high level of pollution of snow cover and its toxicity due to emissions of vehicles. With the presence of suspended solids and resistant to oxidation organic matter, there appeared conditions for vegetation of saprophytic microflora in the snowpack. Growing number of cars and increasing amounts of emissions are the basis for future continuing snowpack pollution.