Impact of Desert Dust on Air Quality: What is the Meaningfulness of Daily PM Standards in Regions Close to the Sources? The Example of Southern Tunisia

Impact of Desert Dust on Air Quality: What is the Meaningfulness of Daily PM Standards in Regions Close to the Sources? The Example of Southern Tunisia

Desert dust is now recognized as a major health hazard. However, there still exists a lack of measurements of desert dust atmospheric loads in regions located in the vicinity of the major desert areas, where a growing part of the world population is living. Dust emission is a sporadic and intense ph...

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Main Authors: Christel Bouet, Mohamed Taieb Labiadh, Jean Louis Rajot, Gilles Bergametti, Béatrice Marticorena, Thierry Henry des Tureaux, Mohsen Ltifi, Saâd Sekrafi, Anaïs Féron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
desert dust
air quality standards
PM<sub>10</sub>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/8/452

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