Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Blockages hit Bayswater creek


Knox Leader
Blockages hit Bayswater creek
Knox Leader, Australia -
This blockage caused water to pool and stagnate, resulting in poor water quality and considerable odour. Ms Imberger said blockages could affect both the ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Strong odour puts Dublin Bay wastewater plant under spotlight

Strong odour puts Dublin Bay wastewater plant under spotlight

Irish Independent, Ireland

Environment Minister John Gormley will launch an enquiry into issues surrounding the odour problem at the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant to establish ...

Chip in to tackle odour. Cowra Meat Processors look for project ...

Chip in to tackle odour. Cowra Meat Processors look for project ...

Cowra Guardian, Australia -

The odour goes through rocks and woodchips and then the air is released slowly back odourless,” general manager of CMP Peter Browne said. ...Cowra meatworks seeks help with smelly problem ABC Online

Odour expert called to check on tip

Odour expert called to check on tip
Coff's Coast Advocate, Australia -

Dr Holmes will work with Biomass Solution's odour consultant and the pair will then meet with the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) to ...Council acts on smelly waste plant ABC Regional Online

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Officials investigate suspicious odor from military shipping container


KVOA.com, AZ -
Several Army National Guard Soldiers unloading equipment from a shipping container, noticed a foul odor from inside Wednesday afternoon at Pinal Air Park. ..

House amendments imperil proposed stricter odor rules

House amendments imperil proposed stricter odor rules

Joplin Globe, MO -


Gary Nodler said Thursday that he still is hopeful that legislation can be passed this session that would increase penalties for odor problems from ...

Halt needed for Paoli odor ordeal

Halt needed for Paoli odor ordeal

Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, OK -

oThe pungent odor has been a nuisance that Gary and Jamie Eastwood haven’t been able to shake from their Paoli residence in the 100 block of East Davis. ..

American Crystal Sugar works to reduce odor at Moorhead factory

American Crystal Sugar works to reduce odor at Moorhead factory

Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN -

Officials at American Crystal Sugar say they're taking steps to reduce the odor wafting from the factory in Moorhead. One change has been adapting ...

Anotec Odour Elimination is odorless

Council says findings in good odour


Mt Druitt St Marys Standard, Australia -

The findings "clearly identified the source of the odour after many months of investigation and speculation", a council spokesman said. ...
Mystery may be solved Mt Druitt St Marys Standard
Company kicks up stink over report Mt Druitt St Marys Standard

Hunt for odour

Hunt for odour

Maitland Mercury, Australia - A quest to discover the source of an elusive odour that has polluted the city’s west for almost a decade will centre on the Rutherford Industrial Estate. ...

Air treatment systems available from Anotec Odour Control Systems

Odourless odour control can help treat odour issues.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Log sheets aim to pin down offensive odour

Log sheets aim to pin down offensive odour

Maitland Mercury, Australia -

Frustrated residents of the city’s west will pursue a “Bucket Brigade” program to try to pinpoint the source of an offensive odour that has polluted their ...

Chemical odour leads to $122500 fine for manufacturer

Chemical odour leads to $122500 fine for manufacturer

Ecolog.com (subscription), Canada -

Kate Jordan, a spokesperson with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE), says the MOE began receiving complaints of a strong paint or chemical odour ...

Company kicks up stink over report

Company kicks up stink over report
Mt Druitt St Marys Standard, Australia -

"It would be wrong to say it's completely invalid but when you're trying to pin one odour on one location, you must capture the odour scientifically and ...

The odour at RIU is becoming a stench

The odour at RIU is becoming a stench
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica -
One thing we are certain. No Jamaican could have gotten away with what has happened at Riu. The odour is becoming a stench.

Monday, May 05, 2008

Butter-flavored Popcorn Ingredient Might be Bad

An unusually high incidence of lung disease has been diagnosed in workers at popcorn factories. Researchers are focusing on diacetyl, the ingredient which is largely responsible for the odor and flavor of the butter in popco

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German group patents smell-phone

A German syndicate announced this week that it has patented a chip for sending scents via text and multimedia messages.

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Do different cells in our nose respond to different smells?

People can smell thousands—perhaps even millions—of different scents. Yet scientists know that in the nose, there are only about 400 different types of odor receptors—proteins that capture scented molecules so that smells can be identified.

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