Title:
Bacteria in the wind
Author:
Robert Ulrich
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Published:
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 26 November 2021
From the article:
Aeolian processes can redistribute enormous quantities of sediment over the Earth’s surface. During dust events, bacteria can attach to dust particles — making bioaerosols — and travel long distances, causing environmental cross-border pollution. However, there has been no detailed quantitative verification of the amounts of bacteria being transported.