| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 99, 2019
Central Asian DUst Conference (CADUC 2019)
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| Article Number | 04001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Impacts of atmospheric dust | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199904001 | |
| Published online | 18 June 2019 | |
Dust storm hazards
St Anne's College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HS, UK
* Corresponding author: nicholas.middleton@st-annes.ox.ac.uk
Dust storms originate in many of the world's drylands and frequently present hazards to human society, both within the drylands themselves but also outside drylands due to long-range transport of aeolian sediments. Desert dust hazards can occur where dust is entrained, during the transport phase, and on deposition. This paper draws on studies in physical geography, medical geology and geomorphology to discuss case studies of accelerated soil erosion, the health effects of air pollution caused by desert aerosols, injuries related to transport accidents caused by poor visibility during desert dust events, the spread of disease, and problems with water supplies and at solar power plants caused by dust deposition.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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