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University of Utah study shows how wind-carried dust from the exposed bed of Great Salt Lake is disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities in the Salt Lake metro area.
Exposure to particulate pollution arising from dry portions of the playa is highest among Pacific Islanders and Hispanics and lowest among white people compared to other racial/ethnic groups.
Restoration of the lake to a healthy water level would reduce disparities in harmful dust exposure.
The study examined four such events in 2022 on April 19 , 20 and 21 and May 7 .
Most dust from the playa is PM10, pollution comprised of much larger particles that are only measured at a few of Utah 's air quality monitoring stations.
Because of its ability to infiltrate living tissue, PM2.5 is considered more harmful to human health than PM10.
The study points to the need for Utah to expand its network of PM10 monitors.
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