van Pelt et al. 2017 in Geoderma (Elsevier) examine the particulate matter emissions (air quality impacts) from desert surfaces subjected to different disturbances including fire, grazing, trampling, and tillage.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706116304311
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