ENRTF ID: 043-A

Project Title: Fugitive Dust in Minnesota's Air: Why It Matters

Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: Guidance manual for sampling and analyzing geological materials throughout Minnesota having potential to generate fugitive dust and produce respirable elongate mineral particles (EMPs); integrated with NRRI’s Minnesota Natural Resources Atlas. 

Total Project Budget: $ 381,558 
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs) 

Name: Lawrence Zanko 
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN -Duluth NRRI
Department: Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) 
Address: 5013 Miller Trunk Highway 
Duluth MN 55811 
Telephone Number: (218) 788-2674 
Email lzanko@d.umn.edu Web Address: 

Location: Statewide 

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