“…In the middle of the 20 th century, mercurial and many other fungicides, which are now prohibited for environmental reasons, were used for snow mold control [53,54]. A negative aspect is that mercurial pesticides are not decomposed into non-toxic components; instead, they persist in soil, for example, on golf courses [55], and may contaminate adjacent aquatic ecosystems [56]. Use of mercury compounds in fungicides is prohibited in Russia [57].…”