Two College of Engineering researchers are studying how aerosol emissions from sargassum seaweed affect the air we breathe by using air-monitoring sensors and analyzing seaweed, sediment, and water samples from a South Florida beach.
The team placed second in the Public Outreach Project Report category.
University of Miami climate and aerosol experts, who are members of the Center for Aerosol Science and Technology, explain the dangers from the smoke flowing in from Canada, which is resulting in people donning masks.