- Author: Iqbal Pittalwala
Published on: August 8, 2017
UC Riverside study shows soils once submerged under the sea and airborne particulate matter are high in sodium and selenium
Scientists at UC Riverside investigating the composition of particulate matter (PM) and its sources at the Salton Sea have found that this shrinking lake in Southern California is exposing large areas of dry lakebed, called playa, that are acting as new dust sources with the potential to impact human health.
“Playas have a high potential to act as dust sources because playa surfaces often lack vegetation,” said
Tags: air quality (2), California Institute for Water Resources (2), Roya Bahreini (1), Salton Sea (2), Samantha Ying (2)
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