New Salton Sea Report Says Dust Isn’t Its Only Pollution Problem

A new study that compiles decades of data on air quality in the Salton Sea region says there is more to worry about than polluted dust from the exposed beach of the shrinking sea.

Ozone, hydrogen sulfide gas, algal blooms, black carbon, wildfires, incinerators, landfill fires and unpaved roads contribute to the cocktail of bad air, according to the report, published on Thursday by Pacific Institute, a California-based sustainability research organization.