Assessment of particulate matter toxicity and physicochemistry at the Claim 28 uranium mine site in Blue Gap, AZ

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for the guidance, advice, patience, and overall continued support of my studies as well as giving me the extra push. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Akshay Sood for his excitement and the work being done and his continued helpful insights. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Tione Buranda, for his directional support. It has been an honor to have such a trio of a committee, all of whom are brilliant and continue to push me outside of my comfort zone. I would also like to formerly acknowledge the community members of Blue Gap Tachee, AZ. Specifically, I would like to thank Chris Nez, Aaron Yazzie, and Sadie Bill for their enthusiasm and support of us while in Blue Gap. Sadie, thank you for the use of your cabin to house and shelter us from the unforgiving rez winter. Thank you, also for the great conversations, and being patient with what Navajo I could speak. Special acknowledgements also go to all the Campen Lab members (past and present) who took me in as their own and have been supportive of my goals and made the Lab another home for me. I also acknowledge UNM and the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program for selecting me and providing further guidance. I also acknowledge the support from NIH and from Dr. Campen's grant (NIEHS ES026673), as well as any additional financial support that was provided from the

Meteorological data source comparison—a case study in geospatial modeling of potential environmental exposure to abandoned uranium mine sites in the Navajo Nation

“…In addition to these stations, a temporary mobile station was also located near Blue Gap/Tachee, AZ for 2 years by the UNM METALS Superfund Research Program. The Blue Gap/Tachee station recorded wind direction and speed values every 15 min (Begay et al, 2021 ). For these 5 MET stations, the average wind direction was plotted in a wind rose.…”