Talk:Mineral dust

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Please feel free to edit reference number 4. I can't seem to get it to come out right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.241.194.66 (talk) 19:55, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Desert dust carries mold, including Aspergillus and others[edit]

Schlesinger, Pnina | Mamane, Yaacov* | Grishkan, Isabella

Transport of microorganisms to Israel during Saharan dust events

Aerobiologia [Aerobiologia]. Vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 259-273. Dec 2006.

... On a spring clear day, the persisting airborne fungi were Alternaria alternata, Geotrichum candidum, Penicillium chrysogenum, and P. glabrum. However, during two dust events the fungal population was dominated by Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus fumigatus, A. niger, A. thomii, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Penicillium chrysogenum, and P. griseoroseum. This study suggests that Saharan and other desert dust events in the East Mediterranean have a significant effect on the airborne microbial populations, which might impact on health, agriculture, and ecology.

http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=7334454&q=&uid=788189463&setcookie=yes —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.167.61.244 (talk) 22:43, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

mold-carrying desert dust may induce respiratory stress and seed downwind ecosystems[edit]

Shinn, Griffin, Seba Atmospheric transport of mold spores in clouds of desert dust PMID 15259429

"Fungal spores can be transported globally in clouds of desert dust. Many species of fungi (commonly known as molds) and bacteria--including some that are human pathogens--have characteristics suited to long-range atmospheric transport. Dust from the African desert can affect air quality in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Asian desert dust can affect air quality in Asia, the Arctic, North America, and Europe. Atmospheric exposure to mold-carrying desert dust may affect human health directly through allergic induction of respiratory stress. In addition, mold spores within these dust clouds may seed downwind ecosystems in both outdoor and indoor environments."

microorganisms in desert dust and implications for human health[edit]

Griffin Atmospheric movement of microorganisms in clouds of desert dust and implications for human health Clin Microbiol Rev. 2007 Jul;20(3):459-77, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2007, p. 459-477, Vol. 20, No. 3 PMID 17630335; PMC 1932751; doi:10.1128/CMR.00039-06 http://cmr.asm.org/cgi/content/full/20/3/459?view=long&pmid=17630335

From PMID summary:

"... This review is a summary of the current state of knowledge of desert dust microbiology and the health impact that desert dust and its microbial constituents may have in downwind environments both close to and far from their sources."

New section needed on health effects[edit]

New section needed on health effects —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.165.11.105 (talk) 01:17, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Santa Ana winds, are katabatic (downslope) winds driven by high pressure over the Great Basin desert[edit]

Californian health and wildfire danger often affected by Santa Ana winds.

Santa Ana winds, are katabatic (downslope) winds driven by high pressure over the Great Basin desert —Preceding unsigned comment added by 0cdcnctx& (talk • contribs) 14:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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