ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Desert Dust and Health: A Central Asian Review and Steppe Case Study.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Global, regional, and national burden of orofacial clefts, 1990-2021: an analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Cenozoic evolution of the steppe-desert biome in Central Asia.Science advances · 2020Review
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- Associations Between Dust Storms and Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States, 2000-2015.GeoHealth · 2020Article
- Impacts of meteorology and vegetation on surface dust concentrations in Middle Eastern countries.The Science of the total environment · 2020Article
- Association between Asian dust exposure and respiratory function in children with bronchial asthma in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Impact of desertification and land degradation on Colombian children.International journal of public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
In Asian deserts environmental and anthropomorphic dust is a significant health risk to rural populations. Natural sources in dry landscapes are exacerbated by human activities that increase the vulnerability to dust and dust-borne disease vectors. Today in Central and Inner Asian drylands, agriculture, mining, and rapid development contribute to dust generation and community exposure. Thorough review of limited dust investigation in the region implies but does not quantify health risks. Anthropogenic sources, such as the drying of the Aral Sea, highlight the shifting dust dynamics across the Central EurAsian steppe. In the Gobi Desert, our case study in Khanbogd, Mongolia addressed large-scale mining's potential dust risk to the health of the local population. Dust traps showed variable exposure to particulates among herder households and town residents; dust density distribution indicated that sources beyond the mine need to be considered when identifying particulate sources. Research suggests that atmospheric dust from multiple causes may enhance human particulate exposure. Greater awareness of dust in greater Central Asia reflects community concern about related health implications. Future human well-being in the region will require more thorough information on dust emissions in the changing environment.
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