Backyard aerosol pollution monitors: foliar surfaces, dust enrichment, and factors influencing foliar retention.

ABSTRACT: Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death from noncommunicable diseases globally, and in Arizona, both mining activities and abandoned agriculture can generate erodible dust. This dust is transported via wind and can carry high amounts of toxic pollutants. Industry-adjacent communities, or "fenceline communities," are generally closer to the pollution sources and are disproportionally impacted by pollution, or in this case, dust. The dust transported from the mine settles into nearby rivers, gardens, and homes, and increases the concentrations of elements beyond their naturally occurring amounts (i.e., enriched). This study was built upon previous community science work in which plant leaves were observed to collect similar concentrations to an accepted dust collection method and

SUBMITTER: Zeider K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature