Open AccessRoad Dust: A Health Hazard Hidden in Plain Sight
Author(s) -
Megan Sever
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo136341
Subject(s) - sight , health hazard , hazard , environmental science , environmental health , medicine , astronomy , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry
Legacy heavy metals from past industrial activity combine with traffic paint; asphalt; and bits of tires, brakes, and car parts to create toxic dust on our roadways.