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  - 

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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",
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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 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sprigg, William A.
AU  - Nicković, Slobodan
AU  - Galgiani, John N.
AU  - Pejanović, Goran
AU  - Petković, Slavko
AU  - Vujadinović, Mirjam
AU  - Vuković, Ana
AU  - Dacić, Milan
AU  - DiBiase, Scott
AU  - Prasad, Anup
AU  - El-Askary, Hesham
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3460
AB  - On 5 July 2011, a massive dust storm struck Phoenix, Arizona (USA), raising concerns for increased cases of valley fever (coccidioidomycosis, or, cocci). A quasi-operational experimental airborne dust forecast system predicted the event and provides model output for continuing analysis in collaboration with public health and air quality communities. An objective of this collaboration was to see if a signal in cases of valley fever in the region could be detected and traced to the storm - an American haboob. To better understand the atmospheric life cycle of cocci spores, the DREAM dust model (also herein, NMME-DREAM) was modified to simulate spore emission, transport and deposition. Inexact knowledge of where cocci-causing fungus grows, the low resolution of cocci surveillance and an overall active period for significant dust events complicate analysis of the effect of the 5 July 2011 storm. In the larger context of monthly to annual disease surveillance, valley fever statistics, when compared against PM10 observation networks and modeled airborne dust concentrations, may reveal a likely cause and effect. Details provided by models and satellites fill time and space voids in conventional approaches to air quality and disease surveillance, leading to land-atmosphere modeling and remote sensing that clearly mark a path to advance valley fever epidemiology, surveillance and risk avoidance.
PB  - Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Aeolian Research
T1  - Regional dust storm modeling for health services: The case of valley fever
EP  - 73
SP  - 53
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.03.001
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Sprigg, William A. and Nicković, Slobodan and Galgiani, John N. and Pejanović, Goran and Petković, Slavko and Vujadinović, Mirjam and Vuković, Ana and Dacić, Milan and DiBiase, Scott and Prasad, Anup and El-Askary, Hesham",
year = "2014",
abstract = "On 5 July 2011, a massive dust storm struck Phoenix, Arizona (USA), raising concerns for increased cases of valley fever (coccidioidomycosis, or, cocci). A quasi-operational experimental airborne dust forecast system predicted the event and provides model output for continuing analysis in collaboration with public health and air quality communities. An objective of this collaboration was to see if a signal in cases of valley fever in the region could be detected and traced to the storm - an American haboob. To better understand the atmospheric life cycle of cocci spores, the DREAM dust model (also herein, NMME-DREAM) was modified to simulate spore emission, transport and deposition. Inexact knowledge of where cocci-causing fungus grows, the low resolution of cocci surveillance and an overall active period for significant dust events complicate analysis of the effect of the 5 July 2011 storm. In the larger context of monthly to annual disease surveillance, valley fever statistics, when compared against PM10 observation networks and modeled airborne dust concentrations, may reveal a likely cause and effect. Details provided by models and satellites fill time and space voids in conventional approaches to air quality and disease surveillance, leading to land-atmosphere modeling and remote sensing that clearly mark a path to advance valley fever epidemiology, surveillance and risk avoidance.",
publisher = "Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Aeolian Research",
title = "Regional dust storm modeling for health services: The case of valley fever",
pages = "73-53",
volume = "14",
doi = "10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.03.001"
}

Sprigg, W. A., Nicković, S., Galgiani, J. N., Pejanović, G., Petković, S., Vujadinović, M., Vuković, A., Dacić, M., DiBiase, S., Prasad, A.,& El-Askary, H.. (2014). Regional dust storm modeling for health services: The case of valley fever. in Aeolian Research
Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 14, 53-73.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.03.001

Sprigg WA, Nicković S, Galgiani JN, Pejanović G, Petković S, Vujadinović M, Vuković A, Dacić M, DiBiase S, Prasad A, El-Askary H. Regional dust storm modeling for health services: The case of valley fever. in Aeolian Research. 2014;14:53-73.
doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.03.001 .

Sprigg, William A., Nicković, Slobodan, Galgiani, John N., Pejanović, Goran, Petković, Slavko, Vujadinović, Mirjam, Vuković, Ana, Dacić, Milan, DiBiase, Scott, Prasad, Anup, El-Askary, Hesham, "Regional dust storm modeling for health services: The case of valley fever" in Aeolian Research, 14 (2014):53-73,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.03.001 . .