TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tong, Daniel Q.
AU  - Gill, Thomas E.
AU  - Sprigg, William A.
AU  - Van Pelt, Robert Scott
AU  - Baklanov, Alexander A.
AU  - Barker, Bridget Marie
AU  - Bell, Jesse E.
AU  - Castillo, Juan
AU  - Gassó, Santiago
AU  - Gaston, Cassandra J.
AU  - Griffin, Dale W.
AU  - Huneeus, Nicolas
AU  - Kahn, Ralph A.
AU  - Kuciauskas, Arunas P.
AU  - Ladino, Luis A.
AU  - Li, Junran
AU  - Mayol-Bracero, Olga L.
AU  - McCotter, Orion Z.
AU  - Méndez-Lázaro, Pablo A.
AU  - Mudu, Pierpaolo
AU  - Nickovic, Slobodan
AU  - Oyarzun, Damian
AU  - Prospero, Joseph
AU  - Raga, Graciela B.
AU  - Raysoni, Amit U.
AU  - Ren, Ling
AU  - Sarafoglou, Nikias
AU  - Sealy, Andrea
AU  - Sun, Ziheng
AU  - Vimic, Ana Vukovic
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6378
AB  - Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This study reviews the emission sources and chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of airborne soil particles (dust) and their effects on human and environmental health and safety in the Pan-American region. American dust originates from both local sources (western United States, northern Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina) and long-range transport from Africa and Asia. Dust properties, as well as the trends and interactions with criteria air pollutants, are summarized. Human exposure to dust is associated with adverse health effects, including asthma, allergies, fungal infections, and premature death. In the Americas, a well-documented and striking effect of soil dust is its association with Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as Valley fever, an infection caused by inhalation of soil-dwelling fungi unique to this region. Besides human health, dust affects environmental health through nutrients that increase phytoplankton biomass, contaminants that diminish water supply and affect food (crops/fruits/vegetables and ready-to-eat meat), spread crop and marine pathogens, cause Valley fever among domestic and wild animals, transport heavy metals, radionuclides and microplastics, and reduce solar and wind power generation. Dust is also a safety hazard to road transportation and aviation, in the southwestern US where blowing dust is one of the deadliest weather hazards. To mitigate the harmful effects, coordinated regional and international efforts are needed to enhance dust observations and prediction capabilities, soil conservation measures, and Valley fever and other disease surveillance. © 2023. The Authors.
T2  - Reviews of Geophysics
T2  - Reviews of Geophysics
T1  - Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond
IS  - 2
VL  - 61
DO  - 10.1029/2021RG000763
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tong, Daniel Q. and Gill, Thomas E. and Sprigg, William A. and Van Pelt, Robert Scott and Baklanov, Alexander A. and Barker, Bridget Marie and Bell, Jesse E. and Castillo, Juan and Gassó, Santiago and Gaston, Cassandra J. and Griffin, Dale W. and Huneeus, Nicolas and Kahn, Ralph A. and Kuciauskas, Arunas P. and Ladino, Luis A. and Li, Junran and Mayol-Bracero, Olga L. and McCotter, Orion Z. and Méndez-Lázaro, Pablo A. and Mudu, Pierpaolo and Nickovic, Slobodan and Oyarzun, Damian and Prospero, Joseph and Raga, Graciela B. and Raysoni, Amit U. and Ren, Ling and Sarafoglou, Nikias and Sealy, Andrea and Sun, Ziheng and Vimic, Ana Vukovic",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This study reviews the emission sources and chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of airborne soil particles (dust) and their effects on human and environmental health and safety in the Pan-American region. American dust originates from both local sources (western United States, northern Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina) and long-range transport from Africa and Asia. Dust properties, as well as the trends and interactions with criteria air pollutants, are summarized. Human exposure to dust is associated with adverse health effects, including asthma, allergies, fungal infections, and premature death. In the Americas, a well-documented and striking effect of soil dust is its association with Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as Valley fever, an infection caused by inhalation of soil-dwelling fungi unique to this region. Besides human health, dust affects environmental health through nutrients that increase phytoplankton biomass, contaminants that diminish water supply and affect food (crops/fruits/vegetables and ready-to-eat meat), spread crop and marine pathogens, cause Valley fever among domestic and wild animals, transport heavy metals, radionuclides and microplastics, and reduce solar and wind power generation. Dust is also a safety hazard to road transportation and aviation, in the southwestern US where blowing dust is one of the deadliest weather hazards. To mitigate the harmful effects, coordinated regional and international efforts are needed to enhance dust observations and prediction capabilities, soil conservation measures, and Valley fever and other disease surveillance. © 2023. The Authors.",
journal = "Reviews of Geophysics, Reviews of Geophysics",
title = "Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond",
number = "2",
volume = "61",
doi = "10.1029/2021RG000763"
}

Tong, D. Q., Gill, T. E., Sprigg, W. A., Van Pelt, R. S., Baklanov, A. A., Barker, B. M., Bell, J. E., Castillo, J., Gassó, S., Gaston, C. J., Griffin, D. W., Huneeus, N., Kahn, R. A., Kuciauskas, A. P., Ladino, L. A., Li, J., Mayol-Bracero, O. L., McCotter, O. Z., Méndez-Lázaro, P. A., Mudu, P., Nickovic, S., Oyarzun, D., Prospero, J., Raga, G. B., Raysoni, A. U., Ren, L., Sarafoglou, N., Sealy, A., Sun, Z.,& Vimic, A. V.. (2023). Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond. in Reviews of Geophysics, 61(2).
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021RG000763

Tong DQ, Gill TE, Sprigg WA, Van Pelt RS, Baklanov AA, Barker BM, Bell JE, Castillo J, Gassó S, Gaston CJ, Griffin DW, Huneeus N, Kahn RA, Kuciauskas AP, Ladino LA, Li J, Mayol-Bracero OL, McCotter OZ, Méndez-Lázaro PA, Mudu P, Nickovic S, Oyarzun D, Prospero J, Raga GB, Raysoni AU, Ren L, Sarafoglou N, Sealy A, Sun Z, Vimic AV. Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond. in Reviews of Geophysics. 2023;61(2).
doi:10.1029/2021RG000763 .

Tong, Daniel Q., Gill, Thomas E., Sprigg, William A., Van Pelt, Robert Scott, Baklanov, Alexander A., Barker, Bridget Marie, Bell, Jesse E., Castillo, Juan, Gassó, Santiago, Gaston, Cassandra J., Griffin, Dale W., Huneeus, Nicolas, Kahn, Ralph A., Kuciauskas, Arunas P., Ladino, Luis A., Li, Junran, Mayol-Bracero, Olga L., McCotter, Orion Z., Méndez-Lázaro, Pablo A., Mudu, Pierpaolo, Nickovic, Slobodan, Oyarzun, Damian, Prospero, Joseph, Raga, Graciela B., Raysoni, Amit U., Ren, Ling, Sarafoglou, Nikias, Sealy, Andrea, Sun, Ziheng, Vimic, Ana Vukovic, "Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond" in Reviews of Geophysics, 61, no. 2 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021RG000763 . .