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Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies

Shrinking water levels at the Great Salt Lake are not just about Utah's water supply—they may pose a serious risk to public health. New research from a team at Utah State University and the University of Utah documents the ways metal-laden dust from the drying lakebed may find its way into human bod...

Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies
Image: Phys.org
Shrinking water levels at the Great Salt Lake are not just about Utah's water supply—they may pose a serious risk to public health. New research from a team at Utah State University and the University of Utah documents the ways metal-laden dust from the drying lakebed may find its way into human bodies—directly through ingestion and indirectly through food systems.

Originally published at Phys.org

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