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In five short weeks, Kevin O’Leary’s Utah version of Wonder Valley has thrown the state into a massive conflict over water, air pollution, heat islands, and the community benefits of AI data centres.
Throw in questions about property rights, accusations of paid protesters, a mysterious Department of War connection, and a Chinese government interference conspiracy…well, you’ve got a story.
Here’s my update on how a Canadian celebrity investor has shaken a US state facing a drought and water crisis.
#AIdatacentres #AIDataCenters #technology #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #sustainability #AIhyperscalers #WonderValleyAlberta #Stratos #WonderValleyUtah #GreatSaltLake #drought #water
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In five short months, Kevin O’Leary’s Utah version of Wonder Valley has thrown the state into a massive conflict over water, air pollution, heat islands, and the community benefits of AI data centres.
Throw in questions about property rights, accusations of paid protesters, a mysterious Department of War connection, and a Chinese government interference conspiracy…well, you’ve got a story.
Here’s my update on how a Canadian celebrity investor has shaken a US state facing a drought and water crisis.
#AIdatacentres #AIDataCenters #technology #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #sustainability #AIhyperscalers #WonderValleyAlberta #Stratos #WonderValleyUtah #GreatSaltLake #drought #water
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In five short months, Kevin O’Leary’s Utah version of Wonder Valley has thrown the state into a massive conflict over water, air pollution, heat islands, and the community benefits of AI data centres.
Throw in questions about property rights, accusations of paid protesters, a mysterious Department of War connection, and a Chinese government interference conspiracy…well, you’ve got a story.
Here’s my update on how a Canadian celebrity investor has shaken a US state facing a drought and water crisis.
#AIdatacentres #AIDataCenters #technology #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #sustainability #AIhyperscalers #WonderValleyAlberta #Stratos #WonderValleyUtah #GreatSaltLake #drought #water
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In five short months, Kevin O’Leary’s Utah version of Wonder Valley has thrown the state into a massive conflict over water, air pollution, heat islands, and the community benefits of AI data centres.
Throw in questions about property rights, accusations of paid protesters, a mysterious Department of War connection, and a Chinese government interference conspiracy…well, you’ve got a story.
Here’s my update on how a Canadian celebrity investor has shaken a US state facing a drought and water crisis.
#AIdatacentres #AIDataCenters #technology #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #sustainability #AIhyperscalers #WonderValleyAlberta #Stratos #WonderValleyUtah #GreatSaltLake #drought #water
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In five short weeks, Kevin O’Leary’s Utah version of Wonder Valley has thrown the state into a massive conflict over water, air pollution, heat islands, and the community benefits of AI data centres.
Throw in questions about property rights, accusations of paid protesters, a mysterious Department of War connection, and a Chinese government interference conspiracy…well, you’ve got a story.
Here’s my update on how a Canadian celebrity investor has shaken a US state facing a drought and water crisis.
#AIdatacentres #AIDataCenters #technology #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #sustainability #AIhyperscalers #WonderValleyAlberta #Stratos #WonderValleyUtah #GreatSaltLake #drought #water
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So much for your precious Winter Olympics, #Utah.
#utpol #2034WinterOlympics #Olympics #HeatIsland #BoxElderCounty #AI #DataCenter #Kevin_O_Leary #GreatSaltLakehttps://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/07/utahs-data-center-could-create/
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#KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious
The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.
By Bruce Gil
Published May 6, 2026"The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.
"The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
"The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "
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"For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'
" 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated."O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Q9tF4#OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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#KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious
The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.
By Bruce Gil
Published May 6, 2026"The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.
"The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
"The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "
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"For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'
" 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated."O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Q9tF4#OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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#KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious
The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.
By Bruce Gil
Published May 6, 2026"The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.
"The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
"The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "
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"For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'
" 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated."O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Q9tF4#OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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#KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious
The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.
By Bruce Gil
Published May 6, 2026"The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.
"The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
"The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "
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"For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'
" 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated."O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Q9tF4#OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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#KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious
The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.
By Bruce Gil
Published May 6, 2026"The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.
"The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
"The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "
[...]
"For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'
" 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated."O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Q9tF4#OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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#Trump 's environmental activism? 🤔
"Very important to save The Great Salt Lake in Utah. This is an Environmental hazard that must be worked on, IMMEDIATELY — It is of tremendous interest to me,"
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5746844/why-trump-wants-to-spend-1-billion-on-great-salt-lake
#SaltLakeCity #Utah #activism #environment #Environmental #hazard #nature #ClimateChange #climate #GreatSaltLake #MAGA
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Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies https://phys.org/news/2026-04-toxins-great-salt-lake-absorbed.html
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What's that you say? The #Downwinders are in Southern Utah, not the #GreatSaltLake?
Ask #GovernorCox #SpencerCox about his plans for nuclear energy.
#utpol #Utah #nuclear #DataCenters
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/03/27/utah-will-seek-federal-nuclear/
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In Salt Lake City, we already have the existential crisis of the drying #GreatSaltLake. Why not radiate the remaining water, too?
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04/13/pushing-trump-nuclear-plan-doge/
Read the whole article, but here are some of the alarming quotes:
"'They are testing in Utah. … I don’t know, like 70 people live there,' he said.
"'They’ve been downwind before,' another staffer joked.
"Figures like Cohen are forcing a 'move fast and break things' Silicon Valley ethos on one of the country’s most important regulators.
"The Trump administration has been particularly aggressive in its attacks on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission[...]
"During that Idaho meeting, Cohen shot down any notion of NRC independence in the new era.
"'Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do,' he said, records reviewed by ProPublica show.
"'We knew regulatory capture led directly to Fukushima and to Chernobyl,' said Kathryn Huff, who was assistant secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy during the Biden administration.
"One nuclear industry insider, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said many firms are fixating on changing these radiation rules: Their business model requires moving nuclear reactors around the country, often near workers or the general public.
"The DOE has been considering a fivefold increase to the limit for public exposure to radiation, which will allow some nuclear reactor companies to cut costs on these expensive safety shields, internal DOE documents seen by ProPublica show.
"For his part, Cohen has told the nuclear industry that he sees his job as making sure the government 'is no longer a barrier' to them.
"He also suggested that regulators should not fret about preparing for so-called 100-year events — disasters that have roughly a 1% chance of taking place but can be catastrophic for nuclear facilities."
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“Der Blick von oben” / The view from above
Took this photo while flying over Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Its deep red color is caused by pigments produced by halophilic (salt-loving) bacteria, which thrive in the lake’s extremely high salinity levels.
#photography #aerial #minimalism #minimalismmonday #greatsaltlake
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Find the bird! #photography #birds #utah #greatsaltlake #outdoors
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Great Salt Lake may hit historic lows this year, despite long-awaited snowfall
The current snowpack is still hovering near minimum levels, according to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The agency’s Feb. 1 report — which revealed record low snowpack — gives Utah just a 10% chance to reach normal snowpack levels this year.
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‘An environmental nuclear bomb’: documentary examines fight to save Great Salt Lake https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/22/the-lake-sundance-film-festival-dicaprio
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Wir sollten dem Wasser die Bedeutung geben, die es verdient!
#WasserManagement #WasserKnappheit #Dürre #WasserSparen #RechtAufWasser #MenschenRecht #UnoReport #TrinkWasser #GreatSaltLake #GrundwasserStand #GletscherSchmelze #KampfUmsWasser #WasserKrieg
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Wir sollten dem Wasser die Bedeutung geben, die es verdient!
#WasserManagement #WasserKnappheit #Dürre #WasserSparen #RechtAufWasser #MenschenRecht #UnoReport #TrinkWasser #GreatSaltLake #GrundwasserStand #GletscherSchmelze #KampfUmsWasser #WasserKrieg
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This company is planning a #lithium empire from shores of #GreatSaltLake
#LilacSolutions is pioneering a new type of lithium extraction that could double #US production in 2yr and shake up the industry.
Startup is in a race to commercialize a new way to extract lithium from rocks, called direct lithium extraction (DLE). This approach is designed to reduce environmental damage caused by the two most common traditional methods of mining lithium: hard-rock mining and brining
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/1125060/this-company-is-planning-a-lithium-empire-from-the-shores-of-the-great-salt-lake/ -
Pond at Farmington Bay WMA and Antelope Island, Dec 2020 #utah #GreatSaltLake #winter #photo #photography #nature #naturephotography
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#FotoVorschlag
“Im Vorbeigehen” / In passingFlying over the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The red coloration is caused by salt-loving bacteria that thrive in the water’s high salinity. The lake is actually half red and half blue — it’s divided by a causeway that isolates the northern arm seen here, allowing the salt content to reach saturation levels, while the southern arm is fed by fresh river waters and remains blue. It’s a striking sight.
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Shrinking Great Salt Lake poses public health crisis as toxic dust threatens communities. #GreatSaltLake #PublicHealth #WaterCrisis
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/why-shrinking-great-salt-lake-public-health-crisis
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Great Salt Lake slipping back into ‘scary low’ water levels
Drought and water consumption were causing the level of the Great Salt Lake to fall to alarmingly low levels. On Tuesday, July 29, the lake level was near 4,192 feet, while the north arm was about 4,191.5 feet.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/07/29/great-salt-lake-levels-scary-low-drought/
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The End, 2025
In his series Alfredo Jaar documents the Great Salt Lake, Utah, which is being destroyed by excessive water extraction and has become what scientists have described as an ‘environmental nuclear bomb’. A keystone ecosystem for the western hemisphere, sustaining rainfall and providing a habitat for 10 million migratory birds, it has lost 73% of its water ...Photograph: Alfredo Jarr
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Heron at the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge, Great Salt Lake, Utah (January 2021)
#GreatSaltLake #Utah #photography #bird #heron #birds #birdsofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #2021
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Work from Cluster member Kevin Perry, based at the University of #Utah, is part of these efforts by the Great Salt Lake Strike Team to understand, prepare for, and mitigate the effects of the shrinking #GreatSaltLake.
"The strike team brings together experts in public policy, hydrology, water management, climatology, dust and economics to provide impartial, data-informed and solution-oriented support for the Commissioner’s Office and other Utah decision-makers."
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Enhancement of OVA-induced murine lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to contamination levels of #LPS in Asian sand #dust and heated dust
Yahao Ren, et al.
Published: 2014 Jun 9"A previous study has shown that the aggravation of Asian sand dust (ASD) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung eosinphilia was more severe in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-rich ASD than in SiO2-rich ASD. Therefore, the effects of different LPS contamination levels in ASD on the aggravation of OVA-induced lung eosinophilia were investigated in the present study.
Conclusions:
"This study demonstrates that LPS contamination in ASD aggravates allergic lung inflammation in the presence of OVA and H-ASD. The aggravation of the allergic lung inflammation by LPS may be caused through the TLR4-dependent signaling pathway. The results of the current study indicate that the exposure to ASD with LPS may be a significant risk factor for adult and child #asthma. The hazardous effects of #MineralDust and #biogenic agents on human respiratory disease are an increasing public concern. Atmospheric exposure to #bacteria, fungi and virus, and silica-carrying particulate matters may influence human respiratory health on a world-wide scale."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058696/
#DryingLakes #AgriculturalPollution
#Fertilizers #Phosphorus
#SaltonSea #Wildlife #HumanHealth #MonoLake #AralSea #GreatSaltLake #SaltonSea #LungDisease -
Enhancement of OVA-induced murine lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to contamination levels of #LPS in Asian sand #dust and heated dust
Yahao Ren, et al.
Published: 2014 Jun 9"A previous study has shown that the aggravation of Asian sand dust (ASD) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung eosinphilia was more severe in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-rich ASD than in SiO2-rich ASD. Therefore, the effects of different LPS contamination levels in ASD on the aggravation of OVA-induced lung eosinophilia were investigated in the present study.
Conclusions:
"This study demonstrates that LPS contamination in ASD aggravates allergic lung inflammation in the presence of OVA and H-ASD. The aggravation of the allergic lung inflammation by LPS may be caused through the TLR4-dependent signaling pathway. The results of the current study indicate that the exposure to ASD with LPS may be a significant risk factor for adult and child #asthma. The hazardous effects of #MineralDust and #biogenic agents on human respiratory disease are an increasing public concern. Atmospheric exposure to #bacteria, fungi and virus, and silica-carrying particulate matters may influence human respiratory health on a world-wide scale."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058696/
#DryingLakes #AgriculturalPollution
#Fertilizers #Phosphorus
#SaltonSea #Wildlife #HumanHealth #MonoLake #AralSea #GreatSaltLake #SaltonSea #LungDisease -
Enhancement of OVA-induced murine lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to contamination levels of #LPS in Asian sand #dust and heated dust
Yahao Ren, et al.
Published: 2014 Jun 9"A previous study has shown that the aggravation of Asian sand dust (ASD) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung eosinphilia was more severe in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-rich ASD than in SiO2-rich ASD. Therefore, the effects of different LPS contamination levels in ASD on the aggravation of OVA-induced lung eosinophilia were investigated in the present study.
Conclusions:
"This study demonstrates that LPS contamination in ASD aggravates allergic lung inflammation in the presence of OVA and H-ASD. The aggravation of the allergic lung inflammation by LPS may be caused through the TLR4-dependent signaling pathway. The results of the current study indicate that the exposure to ASD with LPS may be a significant risk factor for adult and child #asthma. The hazardous effects of #MineralDust and #biogenic agents on human respiratory disease are an increasing public concern. Atmospheric exposure to #bacteria, fungi and virus, and silica-carrying particulate matters may influence human respiratory health on a world-wide scale."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058696/
#DryingLakes #AgriculturalPollution
#Fertilizers #Phosphorus
#SaltonSea #Wildlife #HumanHealth #MonoLake #AralSea #GreatSaltLake #SaltonSea #LungDisease -
Enhancement of OVA-induced murine lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to contamination levels of #LPS in Asian sand #dust and heated dust
Yahao Ren, et al.
Published: 2014 Jun 9"A previous study has shown that the aggravation of Asian sand dust (ASD) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung eosinphilia was more severe in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-rich ASD than in SiO2-rich ASD. Therefore, the effects of different LPS contamination levels in ASD on the aggravation of OVA-induced lung eosinophilia were investigated in the present study.
Conclusions:
"This study demonstrates that LPS contamination in ASD aggravates allergic lung inflammation in the presence of OVA and H-ASD. The aggravation of the allergic lung inflammation by LPS may be caused through the TLR4-dependent signaling pathway. The results of the current study indicate that the exposure to ASD with LPS may be a significant risk factor for adult and child #asthma. The hazardous effects of #MineralDust and #biogenic agents on human respiratory disease are an increasing public concern. Atmospheric exposure to #bacteria, fungi and virus, and silica-carrying particulate matters may influence human respiratory health on a world-wide scale."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058696/
#DryingLakes #AgriculturalPollution
#Fertilizers #Phosphorus
#SaltonSea #Wildlife #HumanHealth #MonoLake #AralSea #GreatSaltLake #SaltonSea #LungDisease -
Enhancement of OVA-induced murine lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to contamination levels of #LPS in Asian sand #dust and heated dust
Yahao Ren, et al.
Published: 2014 Jun 9"A previous study has shown that the aggravation of Asian sand dust (ASD) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung eosinphilia was more severe in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-rich ASD than in SiO2-rich ASD. Therefore, the effects of different LPS contamination levels in ASD on the aggravation of OVA-induced lung eosinophilia were investigated in the present study.
Conclusions:
"This study demonstrates that LPS contamination in ASD aggravates allergic lung inflammation in the presence of OVA and H-ASD. The aggravation of the allergic lung inflammation by LPS may be caused through the TLR4-dependent signaling pathway. The results of the current study indicate that the exposure to ASD with LPS may be a significant risk factor for adult and child #asthma. The hazardous effects of #MineralDust and #biogenic agents on human respiratory disease are an increasing public concern. Atmospheric exposure to #bacteria, fungi and virus, and silica-carrying particulate matters may influence human respiratory health on a world-wide scale."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058696/
#DryingLakes #AgriculturalPollution
#Fertilizers #Phosphorus
#SaltonSea #Wildlife #HumanHealth #MonoLake #AralSea #GreatSaltLake #SaltonSea #LungDisease -
At the #Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of #LungDisease
Researchers may have found a cause for #asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have #global implications.
"The scientists are eager to see if the mice demonstrate a similar disease profile with Great Salt Lake dust. If they do, according to Yisrael, it could potentially have global implications. She points to areas like the #AralSea, on the border of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan, as well as lake systems closer to home, like #MonoLake, in central California. 'All of these areas globally are drying up, and around these areas are communities which complain of severe asthma-like symptoms'"
By Fletcher Reveley
08.19.2024"When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old biomedical researcher from University of California, Riverside, familiar yet “just off of normal.”
But it was also pleasant, in a way. The sun glistened off the placid surface of the water, the Chocolate Mountains rose in the distance. At first, he said, 'all those odd parts don’t hit you in terms of potential, like ‘Oh my gosh this is a toxic, nasty sort of thing.' But for him that’s changed, he added, 'having learned more about what’s going on.'
"The Salton Sea is a 316-square mile, shallow glaze of water in #SouthernCalifornia that has been receding in recent years. Scientists believe the #ToxicDust kicked up from the exposed lakebed is contributing to respiratory disease in the region.
"Now, after nearly a decade of research, Lo recommends that anyone visiting the lake wear an #N95 mask. Something in the environment — in the water, the land, the air, or all three — appears to be making people in the region sick with a respiratory disease that presents like asthma. Children have been especially impacted; in some areas more than a quarter of kids have been diagnosed with asthma, more than four times the national childhood #asthma rate. Even more children, whether they have been diagnosed or not, display asthma-like symptoms — more than a third of kids in certain areas. And although residents of the area have long believed the Salton Sea to be toxic, Lo and other researchers at UC Riverside are only now beginning to zero in on a culprit. And it’s one that nobody expected."
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"For Lo and the other researchers, however, the results were remarkable for a different reason — the geographic distribution of the asthma symptoms seemed to map closely onto the geographic distribution of the #LPS. The southern end of the lake was also the main entry point for #AgriculturalRunoff, which is laced with nutrients and feeds explosive biological activity. 'All these things are coming together,' said Lo. “The nutrients driving the bacterial growth, driving the toxin getting into the dust, driving the symptoms.' Lo recalled that at one meeting this year of the Salton Sea Task Force, a multidisciplinary group of UC Riverside scientists that studies the Salton Sea, the findings of the various threads of research began to converge: 'That was the meeting where everybody was, you know their jaws were dropping, like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s all fitting into place.’'"
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"Near the end of May this year, Lo hosted a forum at UC Riverside on the health effects of dust and other particles that can be suspended in air. Many of the presenters were graduate students or faculty from various labs at UC Riverside that study the Salton Sea, but one of the keynote speakers, Molly Blakowski, had flown in from a different state entirely. Blakowski studies the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, and her invitation to the event reflected a growing concern among the UC Riverside investigators: What if this toxic LPS is not unique to the Salton Sea?
"In a recent interview with Undark, Blakowski drew parallels between the Salton Sea and the #GreatSaltLake — both are #hypersaline, terminal lakes that are rapidly shrinking; both contain areas where #nutrients from #agricultural activity enter and impact the #microbiome. Another similarity, she said, is that there are major knowledge gaps regarding the lake and its impact on human health." [NOT JUST HUMAN HEALTH!!!]
https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#AgriculturalPollution #Fertilizers #Phosphorus #SaltonSea #NonAllergicAsthma #Wildlife #HumanHealth
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At the #Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of #LungDisease
Researchers may have found a cause for #asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have #global implications.
"The scientists are eager to see if the mice demonstrate a similar disease profile with Great Salt Lake dust. If they do, according to Yisrael, it could potentially have global implications. She points to areas like the #AralSea, on the border of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan, as well as lake systems closer to home, like #MonoLake, in central California. 'All of these areas globally are drying up, and around these areas are communities which complain of severe asthma-like symptoms'"
By Fletcher Reveley
08.19.2024"When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old biomedical researcher from University of California, Riverside, familiar yet “just off of normal.”
But it was also pleasant, in a way. The sun glistened off the placid surface of the water, the Chocolate Mountains rose in the distance. At first, he said, 'all those odd parts don’t hit you in terms of potential, like ‘Oh my gosh this is a toxic, nasty sort of thing.' But for him that’s changed, he added, 'having learned more about what’s going on.'
"The Salton Sea is a 316-square mile, shallow glaze of water in #SouthernCalifornia that has been receding in recent years. Scientists believe the #ToxicDust kicked up from the exposed lakebed is contributing to respiratory disease in the region.
"Now, after nearly a decade of research, Lo recommends that anyone visiting the lake wear an #N95 mask. Something in the environment — in the water, the land, the air, or all three — appears to be making people in the region sick with a respiratory disease that presents like asthma. Children have been especially impacted; in some areas more than a quarter of kids have been diagnosed with asthma, more than four times the national childhood #asthma rate. Even more children, whether they have been diagnosed or not, display asthma-like symptoms — more than a third of kids in certain areas. And although residents of the area have long believed the Salton Sea to be toxic, Lo and other researchers at UC Riverside are only now beginning to zero in on a culprit. And it’s one that nobody expected."
[...]
"For Lo and the other researchers, however, the results were remarkable for a different reason — the geographic distribution of the asthma symptoms seemed to map closely onto the geographic distribution of the #LPS. The southern end of the lake was also the main entry point for #AgriculturalRunoff, which is laced with nutrients and feeds explosive biological activity. 'All these things are coming together,' said Lo. “The nutrients driving the bacterial growth, driving the toxin getting into the dust, driving the symptoms.' Lo recalled that at one meeting this year of the Salton Sea Task Force, a multidisciplinary group of UC Riverside scientists that studies the Salton Sea, the findings of the various threads of research began to converge: 'That was the meeting where everybody was, you know their jaws were dropping, like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s all fitting into place.’'"
[...]
"Near the end of May this year, Lo hosted a forum at UC Riverside on the health effects of dust and other particles that can be suspended in air. Many of the presenters were graduate students or faculty from various labs at UC Riverside that study the Salton Sea, but one of the keynote speakers, Molly Blakowski, had flown in from a different state entirely. Blakowski studies the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, and her invitation to the event reflected a growing concern among the UC Riverside investigators: What if this toxic LPS is not unique to the Salton Sea?
"In a recent interview with Undark, Blakowski drew parallels between the Salton Sea and the #GreatSaltLake — both are #hypersaline, terminal lakes that are rapidly shrinking; both contain areas where #nutrients from #agricultural activity enter and impact the #microbiome. Another similarity, she said, is that there are major knowledge gaps regarding the lake and its impact on human health." [NOT JUST HUMAN HEALTH!!!]
https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#AgriculturalPollution #Fertilizers #Phosphorus #SaltonSea #NonAllergicAsthma #Wildlife #HumanHealth
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At the #Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of #LungDisease
Researchers may have found a cause for #asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have #global implications.
"The scientists are eager to see if the mice demonstrate a similar disease profile with Great Salt Lake dust. If they do, according to Yisrael, it could potentially have global implications. She points to areas like the #AralSea, on the border of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan, as well as lake systems closer to home, like #MonoLake, in central California. 'All of these areas globally are drying up, and around these areas are communities which complain of severe asthma-like symptoms'"
By Fletcher Reveley
08.19.2024"When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old biomedical researcher from University of California, Riverside, familiar yet “just off of normal.”
But it was also pleasant, in a way. The sun glistened off the placid surface of the water, the Chocolate Mountains rose in the distance. At first, he said, 'all those odd parts don’t hit you in terms of potential, like ‘Oh my gosh this is a toxic, nasty sort of thing.' But for him that’s changed, he added, 'having learned more about what’s going on.'
"The Salton Sea is a 316-square mile, shallow glaze of water in #SouthernCalifornia that has been receding in recent years. Scientists believe the #ToxicDust kicked up from the exposed lakebed is contributing to respiratory disease in the region.
"Now, after nearly a decade of research, Lo recommends that anyone visiting the lake wear an #N95 mask. Something in the environment — in the water, the land, the air, or all three — appears to be making people in the region sick with a respiratory disease that presents like asthma. Children have been especially impacted; in some areas more than a quarter of kids have been diagnosed with asthma, more than four times the national childhood #asthma rate. Even more children, whether they have been diagnosed or not, display asthma-like symptoms — more than a third of kids in certain areas. And although residents of the area have long believed the Salton Sea to be toxic, Lo and other researchers at UC Riverside are only now beginning to zero in on a culprit. And it’s one that nobody expected."
[...]
"For Lo and the other researchers, however, the results were remarkable for a different reason — the geographic distribution of the asthma symptoms seemed to map closely onto the geographic distribution of the #LPS. The southern end of the lake was also the main entry point for #AgriculturalRunoff, which is laced with nutrients and feeds explosive biological activity. 'All these things are coming together,' said Lo. “The nutrients driving the bacterial growth, driving the toxin getting into the dust, driving the symptoms.' Lo recalled that at one meeting this year of the Salton Sea Task Force, a multidisciplinary group of UC Riverside scientists that studies the Salton Sea, the findings of the various threads of research began to converge: 'That was the meeting where everybody was, you know their jaws were dropping, like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s all fitting into place.’'"
[...]
"Near the end of May this year, Lo hosted a forum at UC Riverside on the health effects of dust and other particles that can be suspended in air. Many of the presenters were graduate students or faculty from various labs at UC Riverside that study the Salton Sea, but one of the keynote speakers, Molly Blakowski, had flown in from a different state entirely. Blakowski studies the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, and her invitation to the event reflected a growing concern among the UC Riverside investigators: What if this toxic LPS is not unique to the Salton Sea?
"In a recent interview with Undark, Blakowski drew parallels between the Salton Sea and the #GreatSaltLake — both are #hypersaline, terminal lakes that are rapidly shrinking; both contain areas where #nutrients from #agricultural activity enter and impact the #microbiome. Another similarity, she said, is that there are major knowledge gaps regarding the lake and its impact on human health." [NOT JUST HUMAN HEALTH!!!]
https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#AgriculturalPollution #Fertilizers #Phosphorus #SaltonSea #NonAllergicAsthma #Wildlife #HumanHealth
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At the #Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of #LungDisease
Researchers may have found a cause for #asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have #global implications.
"The scientists are eager to see if the mice demonstrate a similar disease profile with Great Salt Lake dust. If they do, according to Yisrael, it could potentially have global implications. She points to areas like the #AralSea, on the border of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan, as well as lake systems closer to home, like #MonoLake, in central California. 'All of these areas globally are drying up, and around these areas are communities which complain of severe asthma-like symptoms'"
By Fletcher Reveley
08.19.2024"When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old biomedical researcher from University of California, Riverside, familiar yet “just off of normal.”
But it was also pleasant, in a way. The sun glistened off the placid surface of the water, the Chocolate Mountains rose in the distance. At first, he said, 'all those odd parts don’t hit you in terms of potential, like ‘Oh my gosh this is a toxic, nasty sort of thing.' But for him that’s changed, he added, 'having learned more about what’s going on.'
"The Salton Sea is a 316-square mile, shallow glaze of water in #SouthernCalifornia that has been receding in recent years. Scientists believe the #ToxicDust kicked up from the exposed lakebed is contributing to respiratory disease in the region.
"Now, after nearly a decade of research, Lo recommends that anyone visiting the lake wear an #N95 mask. Something in the environment — in the water, the land, the air, or all three — appears to be making people in the region sick with a respiratory disease that presents like asthma. Children have been especially impacted; in some areas more than a quarter of kids have been diagnosed with asthma, more than four times the national childhood #asthma rate. Even more children, whether they have been diagnosed or not, display asthma-like symptoms — more than a third of kids in certain areas. And although residents of the area have long believed the Salton Sea to be toxic, Lo and other researchers at UC Riverside are only now beginning to zero in on a culprit. And it’s one that nobody expected."
[...]
"For Lo and the other researchers, however, the results were remarkable for a different reason — the geographic distribution of the asthma symptoms seemed to map closely onto the geographic distribution of the #LPS. The southern end of the lake was also the main entry point for #AgriculturalRunoff, which is laced with nutrients and feeds explosive biological activity. 'All these things are coming together,' said Lo. “The nutrients driving the bacterial growth, driving the toxin getting into the dust, driving the symptoms.' Lo recalled that at one meeting this year of the Salton Sea Task Force, a multidisciplinary group of UC Riverside scientists that studies the Salton Sea, the findings of the various threads of research began to converge: 'That was the meeting where everybody was, you know their jaws were dropping, like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s all fitting into place.’'"
[...]
"Near the end of May this year, Lo hosted a forum at UC Riverside on the health effects of dust and other particles that can be suspended in air. Many of the presenters were graduate students or faculty from various labs at UC Riverside that study the Salton Sea, but one of the keynote speakers, Molly Blakowski, had flown in from a different state entirely. Blakowski studies the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, and her invitation to the event reflected a growing concern among the UC Riverside investigators: What if this toxic LPS is not unique to the Salton Sea?
"In a recent interview with Undark, Blakowski drew parallels between the Salton Sea and the #GreatSaltLake — both are #hypersaline, terminal lakes that are rapidly shrinking; both contain areas where #nutrients from #agricultural activity enter and impact the #microbiome. Another similarity, she said, is that there are major knowledge gaps regarding the lake and its impact on human health." [NOT JUST HUMAN HEALTH!!!]
https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#AgriculturalPollution #Fertilizers #Phosphorus #SaltonSea #NonAllergicAsthma #Wildlife #HumanHealth
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At the #Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of #LungDisease
Researchers may have found a cause for #asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have #global implications.
"The scientists are eager to see if the mice demonstrate a similar disease profile with Great Salt Lake dust. If they do, according to Yisrael, it could potentially have global implications. She points to areas like the #AralSea, on the border of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan, as well as lake systems closer to home, like #MonoLake, in central California. 'All of these areas globally are drying up, and around these areas are communities which complain of severe asthma-like symptoms'"
By Fletcher Reveley
08.19.2024"When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old biomedical researcher from University of California, Riverside, familiar yet “just off of normal.”
But it was also pleasant, in a way. The sun glistened off the placid surface of the water, the Chocolate Mountains rose in the distance. At first, he said, 'all those odd parts don’t hit you in terms of potential, like ‘Oh my gosh this is a toxic, nasty sort of thing.' But for him that’s changed, he added, 'having learned more about what’s going on.'
"The Salton Sea is a 316-square mile, shallow glaze of water in #SouthernCalifornia that has been receding in recent years. Scientists believe the #ToxicDust kicked up from the exposed lakebed is contributing to respiratory disease in the region.
"Now, after nearly a decade of research, Lo recommends that anyone visiting the lake wear an #N95 mask. Something in the environment — in the water, the land, the air, or all three — appears to be making people in the region sick with a respiratory disease that presents like asthma. Children have been especially impacted; in some areas more than a quarter of kids have been diagnosed with asthma, more than four times the national childhood #asthma rate. Even more children, whether they have been diagnosed or not, display asthma-like symptoms — more than a third of kids in certain areas. And although residents of the area have long believed the Salton Sea to be toxic, Lo and other researchers at UC Riverside are only now beginning to zero in on a culprit. And it’s one that nobody expected."
[...]
"For Lo and the other researchers, however, the results were remarkable for a different reason — the geographic distribution of the asthma symptoms seemed to map closely onto the geographic distribution of the #LPS. The southern end of the lake was also the main entry point for #AgriculturalRunoff, which is laced with nutrients and feeds explosive biological activity. 'All these things are coming together,' said Lo. “The nutrients driving the bacterial growth, driving the toxin getting into the dust, driving the symptoms.' Lo recalled that at one meeting this year of the Salton Sea Task Force, a multidisciplinary group of UC Riverside scientists that studies the Salton Sea, the findings of the various threads of research began to converge: 'That was the meeting where everybody was, you know their jaws were dropping, like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s all fitting into place.’'"
[...]
"Near the end of May this year, Lo hosted a forum at UC Riverside on the health effects of dust and other particles that can be suspended in air. Many of the presenters were graduate students or faculty from various labs at UC Riverside that study the Salton Sea, but one of the keynote speakers, Molly Blakowski, had flown in from a different state entirely. Blakowski studies the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, and her invitation to the event reflected a growing concern among the UC Riverside investigators: What if this toxic LPS is not unique to the Salton Sea?
"In a recent interview with Undark, Blakowski drew parallels between the Salton Sea and the #GreatSaltLake — both are #hypersaline, terminal lakes that are rapidly shrinking; both contain areas where #nutrients from #agricultural activity enter and impact the #microbiome. Another similarity, she said, is that there are major knowledge gaps regarding the lake and its impact on human health." [NOT JUST HUMAN HEALTH!!!]
https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#AgriculturalPollution #Fertilizers #Phosphorus #SaltonSea #NonAllergicAsthma #Wildlife #HumanHealth
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Harmful Dust From Drying Lakes - Preserving Great Salt Lake (USA) Water Levels Decreases Ambient Dust And Racial Disparities In Population Exposure
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https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(24)00249-5 <-- shared technical article
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[similar to the public health impacts and challenges faced by communities around the dying Salton Sea, amongst others...]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #pollution #dust #toxic #exposure #wind #publichealth #water #drought #GreatSaltLake #Utah #water #surfacewater #watersupply #climatechange #demographics #community #atrisk #minorities #income #disparity #humanhealth #mitigation #policy #planning #loss #drying #lake #terminallakes #inlandseas #ecology #habitat #lakebed #humanimpacts #mining #wateruse #overuse #desiccation #socialdisparity #incomedisparity #particulates -
“It’s important to understand how they use this habitat, Ryan Carle says, because Mono Lake, four times deeper than Great Salt Lake and better protected, has stronger odds than its counterparts of surviving a changing climate. “In a relative sense, we can count on Mono Lake being there for the birds,” he says, “and we can’t count on these other lakes.””
#cawater #monolake #greatsaltlake #owenslake #ladwp -
With discovery of #roundworms, Great Salt Lake's imperiled ecosystem gets more interesting
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-discovery-roundworms-great-salt-lake.htmlNewly identified #nematodes from the #GreatSaltLake are associated with #microbialites and specially adapted to #hypersaline conditions: Julie Jung et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2653
"they discovered thousands of tiny #worms in the lake's microbialites, those reef-like structures that cover about a fifth of the lakebed."
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With discovery of #roundworms, Great Salt Lake's imperiled ecosystem gets more interesting
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-discovery-roundworms-great-salt-lake.htmlNewly identified #nematodes from the #GreatSaltLake are associated with #microbialites and specially adapted to #hypersaline conditions: Julie Jung et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2653
"they discovered thousands of tiny #worms in the lake's microbialites, those reef-like structures that cover about a fifth of the lakebed."
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With discovery of #roundworms, Great Salt Lake's imperiled ecosystem gets more interesting
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-discovery-roundworms-great-salt-lake.htmlNewly identified #nematodes from the #GreatSaltLake are associated with #microbialites and specially adapted to #hypersaline conditions: Julie Jung et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2653
"they discovered thousands of tiny #worms in the lake's microbialites, those reef-like structures that cover about a fifth of the lakebed."
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With discovery of #roundworms, Great Salt Lake's imperiled ecosystem gets more interesting
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-discovery-roundworms-great-salt-lake.htmlNewly identified #nematodes from the #GreatSaltLake are associated with #microbialites and specially adapted to #hypersaline conditions: Julie Jung et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2653
"they discovered thousands of tiny #worms in the lake's microbialites, those reef-like structures that cover about a fifth of the lakebed."
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With discovery of #roundworms, Great Salt Lake's imperiled ecosystem gets more interesting
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-discovery-roundworms-great-salt-lake.htmlNewly identified #nematodes from the #GreatSaltLake are associated with #microbialites and specially adapted to #hypersaline conditions: Julie Jung et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2653
"they discovered thousands of tiny #worms in the lake's microbialites, those reef-like structures that cover about a fifth of the lakebed."
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Promontory Point as viewed From the Black Rock Site
Great Salt Lake State Park, Utah#RickQuisenberry #RTQ #Photography #DigitalPhotography #CanonR6MarkII
#TravelPhotography #Utah #GreatSaltLake #StateParks #Lakes #SaltFlats #Desert #CloudySky #LandscapePhotography #ScenicPhotography #PromontoryPoint
