Dust Under the Radar: Rethinking How to Evaluate the Impacts of Dust Events on Air Quality in the United States
K. Ardon‐Dryer, K. R. Clifford, J. L. Hand · 2023
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Karin Ardon-Dryer, Kirk Clifford, and Jenny Hand argue that America undercounts the harm of dust storms, in a 2023 paper. Dust is a major part of the air system, with real effects on climate, health, and air quality. Yet dust rarely leads air quality planning in the United States. The authors name three reasons the events stay under the radar. Monitoring stations are sparse and unevenly spread in dusty regions.
Sampling methods also differ between networks, and sampling schedules can miss short events or understate particle levels. Together, these gaps hide the true social and environmental cost of dust. The paper calls for denser, steadier, and better-matched monitoring so that dust storms get the same planning attention as smoke and smog.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | K. Ardon‐Dryer, K. R. Clifford, J. L. Hand |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |