After a slow start, Utah is upgrading its system to track Great Salt Lake dust

As the Great Salt Lake dips down toward historic lows, a new network of air quality monitors is taking shape to help measure dust.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 1,269

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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When the Great Salt Lake dropped to a historic low in 2022, Utahns wanted answers about the dust on its exposed lakebed: Was it bad for their health? Were fine particles of cancer-causing metals drifting from the dried clay and into their neighborhoods?

This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative with funding from Love the Lake, an initiative of the non-profit Great Salt Lake Alliance. Editorial decisions …

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