[Rockhounds] Martian Dust Will Be a Health Hazard for Astronauts

[Paul]

Martian Dust Will Be a Health Hazard for Astronauts
Prolonged exposure to the Red Planet’s regolith, 
which contains carcinogens and toxic metals, could pose 
respiratory threats and increase chronic disease risk.
By Rebecca Dzombak, Eos, March 14, 2025
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/martian-dust-will-be-a-health-hazard-for-astronauts

Toxic dust on Mars would present serious hazard for astronauts
By Jack Guy, CNN March 26, 2025
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/science/mars-toxic-dust-scli-intl/index.html

Toxic dust on Mars could make astronauts sick
By Andrew Paul, Popular Science, March 31, 2025
https://www.popsci.com/science/mars-toxic-dust/

the open access paper is:

Wang, J.L., Rosenbaum, J.J., Prasad, A.N., Raad, R.R., Putman, 
E.J., Harrington, A.D., Aintablian, H. and Hynek, B.M., 2025. 
Potential health impacts, treatments, and countermeasures of 
martian dust on future human space exploration. GeoHealth,
9(2), p.e2024GH001213.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GH001213

Yours,

Paul H.