The next round of Saharan dust is likely to move toward the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, becoming the most concentrated early ...

Without the looming threats of long-term health issues, NASA could use moon dust to build its base on the surface.

Silicosis is lung disease usually associated with stonecutters.

Smith found that while the irregular shape and roughness of the lunar dust still irritates the lungs, its effects are significantly less than that of air pollution.

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Researchers working to prevent those deaths have received layoff notices.

Dust rising from the dry bottom of Owens Lake is a longstanding problem. Now, scientists have found that lands surrounding the lake are a bigger source of dust pollution.

Dust rising from the dry bottom of Owens Lake is a longstanding problem. Now, scientists have found that lands surrounding the lake are a bigger source of dust pollution.

The National Academies will host a webinar to discuss its recent report, Off-Lake Sources of Airborne Dust in Owens Valley, California. Committee members will be available to answer questions from the ...

The calcite content of the Qatari dust is the highest, at 59%. The Qatari and Moroccan dust samples have a water content of approximately 3%, Thai 274 dust has 3.8%, and Thai 297 dust contains 6.7%.

Once the dust is airborne, it hovers above the desert in a region known as the "Saharan Air Layer" — a roughly 2.5-mile-wide (4 km) band of very dry air that forms around 1 mile (1.6 km) above ...

Background High-level exposure to crystalline silica dust is the key factor in silicosis. Long-term exposure to low-level silica dust, for example, lower than that in occupational exposure limits, ...