Atmospheric　deposition　is　an　important　source　of　heavy　metal　in　soil　and　the　use　of　dust　collection　cylinders　is　a　traditional　monitoring　method.　This　method　has　limitations　in　agricultural　areas　because　polluted　soil　particles　may　become　resuspended　and　eventually　deposited　into　these　cylinders,　leading　to　overestimates　in　the　amount　of　atmospheric　deposition　in　soil.　To　address　this　concern,　we　propose　that　frequent　snowfall　can　help　suppress　local　soil　dust　resuspension　and　that　fresh　snow　can　serve　as　an　efficient　surrogate　surface　when　collecting　atmospheric　deposition　samples.　To　investigate　the　rationality　of　this　method,　52　snow　samples　were　collected　from　sites　surrounding　smelting　plants　in　Anyang,　an　industrial　region　of　North　China.　The　results　revealed　that　the　concentration　of　cadmium　in　the　melted　snow　ranged　between　0.03　and　41.09　mu　g/L,　with　mean　values　three　times　higher　around　the　industrial　sites　(5.31　mu　g/L)　than　background　farmlands　(1.54　mu　g/L).　In　addition,　the　cadmium　concentration　in　the　snow　from　sites　surrounding　the　factories　was　higher　in　the　north　than　in　the　south　because　of　prevailing　winds　blowing　from　the　southwest.　Moreover,　snow　samples　from　sites　with　high　concentrations　of　cadmium　and　sulfate　can　be　categorized　into　different　groups　via　the　clustering　method,　conforming　to　the　spatial　distribution　of　particulate　matter　emissions　and　sulfur　dioxide　satellite　column　concentrations.　Finally,　a　positive　correlation　was　found　between　the　cadmium　content　in　the　snow　and　the　production　capacity　(R-2　=　0.90,　p　＜　0.05)　and　total　permitted　emissions　(R-2　=　0.69,　p　＞　0.05)　of　the　nearby　factories.　These　findings　demonstrate　that　snow　is　a　reliable　medium　for　documenting　atmospheric　dry　deposition　associated　with　specific　industrial　emissions.