Utahns already breathe Great Salt Lake dust. A new study finds they may be eating it, too.
Leafy greens may absorb metals from the pollution blowing off the lake’s drying playa.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dust blows over the Great Salt Lake in Davis County on Monday, May 12, 2025.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.