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Soot is a pollutant that’s harmful to our health. Meet the Marquette professor whose research could help create technology to reduce soot emissions

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Two long, thin candles are buring side by side. Soot or smoke from the candles drifts away from them.
A wax drop falls off a candle during the Orthodox Christmas Mass at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013.

A soot particle is smaller than particles of dust and mold. It’s about 1/30 the size of a human hair. And it is a pollutant dangerous for humans and the environment. We talk with a Marquette University professor who’s studying soot and engaging the public about its impact.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Trina La Susa Technical Director
  • Somesh Roy Guest

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