Chancellor Woodson, Tear Down that Stack! (and put up a new one that is at least twice as tall) :(
EPA Guideline for Determination of “Good Engineering Practice” Stack Height.
A culture of bad things handled in bad ways’: NC State employees question Poe Hall handling
More than 100 people who spent time in Poe Hall report cancer diagnosis to WRAL
That stack is butt-ass ugly anyway.
And in conclusion, it is most likely the Academic Industrial Complex most likely giving you cancer…
Dark Matters a Lot 
Thank you for not giving in and not giving up!! Your work has the greatest value, your mind as well.