The contents of 28 elements in samples of solid snow sediment (30 samples) taken in 2015 in the city of Mezhdurechensk (Kemerovo Region) and in adjacent territories were determined by the instrumental neutron activation analysis method. The region is known for its coal mining activities. The existing data set was preliminary formatted into the database of uniform format. R programming environment was used for statistical analysis calculations and visual representation of data set with these 28 elements concentrations at snow sediment. The highest concentration coefficients of Ca(1.2), Lu(1.2), Ba(2.1), Sr(1.4), As(1.2), Tb(1.2), Sc(1.3), Co(1.2), Eu(1.4), La(1.3) relative to the background were found in solid snow sediment samples in Mezhdurechensk city. This is as a result of long-distance elements propagation from coal mines, coal burning in coal-fired boiler houses, and other workshops of similar activities.
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