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Association between Great Salt Lake desiccation, air quality, and major depressive episodes: an ecological study

Abstract:: Background: The desiccation of the Great Salt Lake (UT, USA), driven by water use and diversion, has reduced water inflow and exposed vast areas of lakebed. Exposed lakebed can release airborne PM_2·5, degrading air quality in surrounding communities. Previous research has established links between air pollution and mental health outcomes, but there is little research on the specific mental health effects of declining lake levels and associated dust exposure. We ...
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Neelam, M., Bhui, K., Cowan, T., & Freitag, B. (2026). Association between Great Salt Lake desiccation, air quality, and major depressive episodes: an ecological study. Lancet Planetary Health.

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Neelam, M, et al. “Association between Great Salt Lake Desiccation, Air Quality, and Major Depressive Episodes: an Ecological Study.” Lancet Planetary Health, 2026.

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Neelam, M, K Bhui, T Cowan, and B Freitag. 2026. “Association between Great Salt Lake Desiccation, Air Quality, and Major Depressive Episodes: an Ecological Study.” Lancet Planetary Health.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101405

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+ Neelam, M More by this author

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+ Bhui, K More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Psychiatry
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-9205-2144

+ Cowan, T More by this author

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+ Freitag, B More by this author

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Lancet Planetary Health More from this journal
Article number:: 101405
Publication date:: 2026-03-30
Acceptance date:: 2025-09-24
DOI:: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101405
EISSN:: 2542-5196

Language:: English
Keywords:: mental health

air quality

social vulnerability
Pubs id:: 2293004
Local pid:: pubs:2293004
Deposit date:: 2025-11-23
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_23bdef832e7f4140902661c85f1e812b

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Copyright date:: 2025
Rights statement:: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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