Almond Dust Research Photo Gallery Oct. 2005 Newsletter

A dust monitor located on top of this harvester uses a pulsing light beam directed across the air-flow tubes to measure dust as nuts are picked up. (Photo courtesy of Ken Giles, UC Davis.)

A harvester is driven through an almond orchard as part of research being conducted by UC Davis scientists to monitor the amount of particulate matter released during harvest. (Photo courtesy of Ken Giles, UC Davis)

Air hoses pull in samples of air from harvester to measure dust levels as part of research being conducted by UC Davis to determine dist levels during the harvest.