Pacific Islanders, other minorities face higher risk from blowing Great Salt Lake dust, study finds

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Pacific Islanders, other minorities face higher risk from blowing Great Salt Lake dust, study finds
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Pacific Islanders and other racial and ethnic minorities potentially face a higher risk of exposure to blowing dust from the lakebed of the Great Salt Lake, a new study shows.

<p>SALT LAKE CITY — People of color potentially face increased exposure to fine dust blown from the drying bed of the Great Salt Lake compared to white people, putting them at higher risk

edu/health-medicine/airborne-dust-from-great-salt-lake-playa-has-bigger-impact-on-communities-of-color/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">summation of the report</a> prepared by the U.

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