Soot-like dust under SRQ departing jet route not from planes, study says

Soot-like dust under SRQ departing jet route not from planes, study says

Looking out at the teal-blue Gulf waters from Longboat Key could give some the impression of a remote island.But then the soothing sound of crashing waves is broken up by the rumble of a truck unloading construction equipment, the buzz of a Weedwacker or the roar of a Boeing 737 passing overhead. Longboat Key is paradise, but it’s not a remote island, and residents are worried about the impacts millions of annual visitors to the Gulf Coast may h…