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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins

Hispanics and Pacific Islanders exposed disproportionately to toxins from Great Salt Lake – study

a partly snow-covered dry lake bed with mountains in the background.
The dry lake bed of the Great Salt Lake in Antelope Island state park in Utah on 7 February 2023. Photograph: Kim Raff/The Guardian

Toxic dust storms from the dried, exposed Great Salt Lake bed disproportionately poisons the air in Utah neighborhoods with higher levels of Hispanic and Pacific Islander populations, new research finds.

The disparity between their average exposure and those of white populations will grow as the lake dries further.

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