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The drying Salton Sea and asthma: A “natural” disaster?

The drying Salton Sea and asthma: A “natural” disaster?

authors:

Trevor A. Biddle, Rajrupa Chakraborty, Qi Li, Mia R. Maltz, J. Gerrard, David D. Lo

publication:

California Agriculture

Year:

2022

month:

-

description:

The Salton Sea is a drying salt lake in an arid region with high aerosol particulate-matter concentrations. This region is plagued by a high incidence of asthma, attributed in part to the aerosols surrounding the Sea.

contact information

Dr. Mia Maltz

University of Connecticut
Plant Science and Landscape Architecture 1376 Storrs Rd.
Storrs, CT 06290-4067

mia.maltz@uconn.edu

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