Wilkes Center unveils map tool to model Great Salt Lake dust exposure
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Interactive webtool visualizes why healthy lake levels could keep some of the dust down.
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Industrial pollution’s imprint lasts generations
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According to new analysis using Utah Population Database, a woman’s prenatal exposures can increase risk of intellectual disabilities in daughter’s children.
Read MoreWildfire smoke exacerbates ozone pollution
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U research modeled smoke produced in epic 2020 wildfire season to demonstrate how it drives ozone formation, further degrading air quality.
Read MoreWhere inquiry meets impact
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The new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building completes the 275,000-square-foot Crocker Science Complex, a celebration of science and our shared belief in a better future.
Read MoreMajor dust-up for water in the Colorado River
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Using 23 years of satellite data, U hydrologists reveal how dust-darkened snow is hastening runoff and reshaping the future of water in the Southwest.
Read MoreDust and wildfire smoke are the West’s latest air quality threats under a changing climate
U atmospheric scientists highlight the impact of a drier climate on Utah’s airsheds at College of Law’s 30th annual Stegner Symposium.
Read MoreDust in the Wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles
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Salt Lake’s locally sourced dust pollution carries far more hazardous elements than natural dust blown in from Great Basin.
Read MoreWhose air quality are we monitoring?
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U.S. EPA air quality monitors are disproportionally located in predominately white neighborhoods, leaving marginalized communities at risk of pollution exposure.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake is rebounding but dust monitoring needs improvement
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Utah should deploy equipment to track PM10 blowing from exposed lakebed into Davis, Weber counties, according to GSL Strike Team.
Read MoreTechnology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won’t help the climate
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U atmospheric scientists show proposed “geoengineering” effort to remove potent greenhouse gas could worse air quality while providing minimal benefits.
Read MoreIs ozone pollution harming unborn children?
Interdisciplinary research documents a link between prenatal exposures in Utah and increased risk of intellectual disability.
Read MoreLonger wildfire seasons means more bad air days
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Each year, Utah and much of the west goes up in flame.
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