Strong winds and dust are a bad combination with health risks

Dust particles
can act as carriers for toxic and cancer-causing material

By Camille St. Onge, communication manager,  Air Quality






Dust may seem like a fairly mild problem compared to other air
pollutants. But if you live in certain areas of Central and Eastern Washington,
you probably know how serious the problem of windblown dust in the air can be.



Dust storms have occurred in Central