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The Hindu : Cities / Visakhapatnam : Steps being taken to contain industrial pollution in city, says APPCB

The Hindu : Cities / Visakhapatnam : Steps being taken to contain industrial pollution in city, says APPCB

GUELPH — A draft plan for addressing the odour problem experienced in the early stages of Guelph’s new compost facility contains a fix for the smells, a top city official said Monday. But details of that proposed remedy are not being publicly revealed until the draft plan can be studied, questioned and possibly tweaked by a public liaison committee. The committee is to meet Dec. 20. “Yes, of course, that’s the intention, is to create a fix for the problem,” said Janet Laird, Guelph’s director of planning, building, engineering and environment, speaking of the draft plan. “We won’t, I guess, know for sure until it’s fully implemented and we get to monitor its effectiveness.” The plan, she said, includes everything the facility’s designer/builder Maple Reinders, the city, the ministry and other principals “can think of to fix the problem.” The nearly $33-million Organic Waste Processing Facility built by Maple Reinders Group Ltd. was lauded as an odour-free facility when it official...

FAMILIES in Melbourne's west are worried about a putrid smell that has been wafting over the area for at least a year. More than 50 people have complained to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria about the rotting garbage smell, with one Derrimut resident, Deepa Coello, saying she feared it could have long-term health implications for her 18-month-old toddler Teanna. The EPA has received complaints from residents in Burnside, Caroline Springs, Deer Park and Derrimut, where Mrs Coello says the stench is usually at its worst after 7pm. ''It's getting embarrassing because it's usually at times when we're entertaining guests and they notice the smell,'' Mrs Coello, who is 14 weeks' pregnant, told The Sunday Age. ''I'm not exactly sure what the smell is so I'm just a bit concerned it could be some sort of industrial pollution. It's definitely not normal. It's such a bad smell I think it must be … dangerous.'' T...

Glasses emit personal sound and smell - tech - 04 December 2011 - New Scientist

Odour Problems Following 30 and 40 Degree Laundry Washes Prompting Interest in Antibacterial Sportswear

Firm fined for emissions - Local - Londonderry Sentinel : 'via Blog this'

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Oil recycler gets approval for emissions hike - ABC Newcastle NSW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation : 'via Blog this'

RESIDENTS living near Kingston tips are helping the EPA snoop on landfill operators as the bid to stamp out the stink steps up. EPA officers will crack down with daily odour surveillance of Din San Nursery, Enviromix, Transpacific Industries and Clayton Regional Landfill over the next three weeks and has selected 17 residents to keep dedicated odour diaries for that period. Westall Secondary College and Clayton South primary schools are also keeping logs for the EPA. >>Are things improving? Tell us below or our Facebook page ‘Stop the Stink: Make Kingston Odour Free’ Despite a reduction in odour reports to the EPA in Dingley and Clayton South since August, there have still been about 400 complaints in those areas in that time. Clayton South resident Jim Apostolopolous said he had been calling the EPA odour hotline every second day. “It was continuous,” he said. “Things have definitely improved, but things need to improve more.” Mr Apostolopolous said he had already comp...

A study has shown that there has been no significant increase in cancer among residents living in a Superfund site that has groundwater contaminated with chromium. The analysis done by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDMSS) showed from the time of 1993 to 2008, the number of cases of cancers associated with exposure to the toxic form of chromium is similar to what would be expected based on statewide rates. "This is reassuring news for the community," said Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary E. O'Dowd. "The department's review found no unusual trends or significant increases in cancer, but we will continue to monitor because it can take decades for cancer to develop." The Health Consultation, requested by the community, looked at the number of lung, stomach, oral and esophageal cancer cases among 3,600 residents between 1993 and 2008 and compared it with the number of cases of those cancers that would have been expected ...

CRA Gets Buyer for Cleantech Site, But Strips Cleantech Requirements DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Since 2008, the city has been trying to find a developer to turn a contaminated 20-acre site in southeast Downtown into a hub for clean technology manufacturing companies. On Thursday, the Community Redevelopment Agency board of commissioners approved a $15.4 million sale of the so-called Cleantech Manufacturing Center site to developer Trammell Crow. The deal, however, was stripped of a slate of requirements binding the buyer to use the land exclusively for cleantech purposes. Under terms of the deal, the developer could pay $1 million to the CRA to be exempt from the few cleantech obligations that were preserved. Bradley T. Cox, senior managing director of Trammell Crow, said the firm is committed to building a project that fulfills the city's cleantech vision. As the president of the Los Angeles Business Council, Cox has been active in the city's effort to establish the eastern edg...

MORE than 10 years after a chemical fire in Bellevue, the area is still contaminated, as the United Firefighters Union of WA and FESA try to track down all involved at the site. A liquid waste treatment and recycling facility on Bulbey Street was destroyed when it went up in flames on February 15, 2001. The site contained a number of chemicals including petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents. It is now controlled by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). DEC tried to protect the Helena River by installing a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) last year to stop a plume of chemicals washing from the site into the river. “Two 76m long and 11m deep parallel trenches were dug and backfilled with treatment materials between March and May 2010, to intercept and treat contaminated groundwater,” a spokesperson said. “The PRBs have been designed to operate for at least 15 years. Their performance is assessed on a quarterly basis by sampling an extensive groundwater moni...

BELLINGHAM – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) will oversee the first phase of Port of Bellingham work starting Monday to clean up targeted areas of contamination at the Georgia-Pacific West state cleanup site, 300 W. Laurel St. The site was contaminated during past operations at the former Georgia-Pacific pulp and tissue mill, which operated at the site from 1926 to 2007. Starting Monday, workers will prepare to remove an estimated 8,000 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil and debris from what is called the Bunker C tank area at the northeast end of the site. Fuel oil was used to make steam heat for the mill operations. This cleanup is important because contamination in this area could enter groundwater and move toward Bellingham Bay. Contaminated soil removed from the site will be taken to a licensed, permitted facility for disposal. Contaminated groundwater will be treated and disposed of across Whatcom Waterway in the industrial wastewater treatment lagoon under to...

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A PONG that blights part of Glasgow’s East End near the 2014 Commonwealth Games site could soon vanish. Scottish Water is spending £2 million to try to rid the area of “ odour control ” at a key waste water treatment works (WWTW) which serves hundreds of thousands of city residents. The works, in Cotton Street, Dalmarnock, is having part of its existing odour control system refurbished while new odour control equipment is also being installed in an attempt to banish the pong.

NASTY NIFFS on Corballis Beach in Donabate have been traced to a septic tank serving public toilets at the beach. Following local complaints, Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Gerry Mcguire (right) brought the issue to the attention of the council. He asked what the council intended to do to eliminate what he called the 'constant bad odours in the vicinity of the public toilets at Corballis Beach'. The council said the source of the offensive odours were a septic tank for the toilets and said: ' The septic tank associated with the public toilets at Donabate Beach was emptied on a number of occasions during the summer bathing season. 'Arrangements have been made to have it cleaned out again. 'A dye test will be carried out to establish if there are any leaks or cracks which may result in odours.'

Three odour complaints were attributed to activities at the Chemtura plant in Elmira during the month of October. That compares to zero complaints in September. It has been some time since Chemtura has received this many complaints. Dwight Este, a spokesman for Chemtura, told members of the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee that the company faced some challenges in determining the sources of these off-site odours, because the complaints were not called in immediately. “A number of complaints came in well after the fact, so it was very difficult to assess,” said Este. Jeff Merriman, also with Chemtura, emphasized that odour complaints can be called in to the company at any time of the day. Odour complaints can be made by calling 519-669-1671, ext. 317. Complaints can be registered anonymously, with callers just indicating the general vicinity of the odour. The shift supervisor will then go and investigate the complaint, determining whether the odour is indeed coming from Chemtura, and...

Regina dialysis unit closed again     BY PAMELA COWAN, LEADER-POST NOVEMBER 1, 2011       The top five salaries paid to registered nurses in the RQHR in 2010 were between $174,000 and $233,000. Photograph by:  Tim Fraser REGINA — The hemodialysis unit at the Regina General Hospital has closed for a second time in two months because of an intermittent noxious odour. The unit closed on Oct. 20 and treatments are being done in other locations at the hospital. An ammonia/sewer-like odour was first identified on the dialysis unit in July. That month, staff and patients started reporting symptoms such as burning, itchy eyes, sore throats and a metallic taste. A number of steps were taken to eradicate the odour before a decision was made to close the unit on Sept. 9. Treatments from Sept. 9 to Sept. 25 were relocated to four other areas at the General Hospital and the hemodialysis unit was closed while the unit’s cast ...

THE NSW Health Department has strongly urged proponents of a waste resource and recovery centre to find another site. Environmental health officer Warren Matthews told the Southern Regional Planning Panel on Friday that the facility was too close to homes. The department is most concerned about odour and questions how proponents, Denrith Pty Ltd, can eliminate fumes from an enclosed area with a filtration system. “The technology is not proven,” Mr Matthews said. “We have severe doubts (it) can remove odour from the waste.” He told the forum he’d checked other similar facilities in NSW and couldn’t find one that handled putrescible and recycled waste in the one building. The meeting heard that recyclables would be handled in a separate building, but enclosed in the 94 metre by 45m facility. Mr Matthews was therefore concerned for employees’ safety working in an environment of “toxic fumes and noisy machinery.” With doors at both ends (though not continually opened) he predicted a...

Deodorants, antiperspirants and perfumes could be relegated to the past of scented history if a new creation delivers on its promise to turn perspiration into fragrance.  How it works?  Created by a Netherland-based artist, the  pill  is to be swallowed and is said to have the power to turn skin into an atomiser working with an individual's body metabolism. So, when a person perspires, instead of an  odour  it delivers  perfume directly into the body. Also, since we have our own genetic make up, which is unique, your fragrance  will also stand apart. The pill is still in its development stage. Its creator Lucy McCrae along with synthetic biologist Sheref Mansy is hoping that their creation will 'biologically enhance second skin, synthesised directly from the natural processes of the body.  Would you swallow this pill?  Vahbbiz Dorabajee, TV actress, says, "If there is a pill which converts  sweat  into perfume it would be fan...

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ON THE NOSE COULD dust and odour issues in Hobsons Bay be on the improve? The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) received 335 dust and odour complaints from Hobsons Bay in the last financial year – down from 680 complaints being made in the previous financial year. With complaints down by more than half in 2011 – the question is: have issues improved or are residents just reporting to the EPA less? In the Brooklyn industrial precinct of Altona North and Brooklyn reports to the EPA are down from 546 to 244. Brooklyn Residents Action Group member Brian Long said the figures were down not because the issue had improved but because of the heavy rain. “We have had a very wet year and the moisture has kept the dust down,” he said. “The smells have only gotten worse.” In the last two financial years businesses in Hobsons Bay have been fined more than $80,000 for breaching environmental laws and ordered to pay almost $300,000 to community projects. Most recently in Aug...

RSC press release: David Phillips comments on 2011 Nobel Prize winner Daniel Shechtman : "RSC President comments on Daniel Shechtman's Nobel Prize for chemistry 05 October 2011 Professor David Phillips, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, commented on the 2011 Nobel Prize for chemistry winner Daniel Shechtman and his discovery: "Quasicrystals are a fascinating aspect of chemical and material science - crystals that break all the rules of being a crystal at all! "You can normally explain in simple terms where in a crystal each atom sits - they are very symmetrical. With quasicrystals, that symmetry is broken: there are regular patterns in the structure, but never repeating. "They're quite beautiful, and have potential applications in protective alloys and coatings. The award of the Nobel Prize to Daniel Shechtman is a celebration of fundamental research."" 'via Blog this'

901 sites on toxic list, but register blank - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times : 'via Blog this'

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The olfactory chemistry of love - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK : "The olfactory chemistry of love The olfactory chemistry of love Ever more studies on the importance of pheromones to sex appeal are being published. So, whose side of the story to believe – deodorant marketeers or the scientists? When it doesn’t cause revulsion, someone else’s body odour can actually arouse sexual desire. Between instinctive attraction and conscious repulsion, here’s an overview of the multifaceted power of body smell.  " 'via Blog this'

domain-b.com : How anti-mosquito repellents disorient insects : "For decades DEET has been successfully used to repel biting insects. Scientists from Rockefeller University, New York, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, have now clarified DEET's (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) mechanism of action. The substance does not block the insects' recognition of attracting odor signals or cause an active avoidance behavior in mosquitoes and fruit flies, as has been assumed previously.  " 'via Blog this'

Brazilians Worried, Apathetic About Toxic Contamination in Neighborhood - Framingham, MA Patch : "The emotions of parents of whose children attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary School range from apathetic to panic, when it comes to the school's neighbor General Chemical. Rosana Souza, a Brazilian mother of a third grader at Wilson Elementary School, speaks little English. “I was told that the whole school was contaminated. I called a teacher and she told me if that were the case, she wouldn’t be working there,” said Souza in Portuguese. Monday night at a hearing attended by more than 100 people Framingham Health Director Ethan Mascoop restated the school is safe. The air quality is tested very regularly, he added." 'via Blog this'

Rogersville named an EPA superfund site - CCHeadliner.com: News : "The Environmental Protection Agency announced Sept. 15 that a Rogersville well contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) is on the agency’s list of proposed sites for Superfund cleanup. Rogersville Mayor Jack Cole confirmed with the EPA on Sept. 19 that the designation of the Compass Plaza well also included other area wells contaminated by TCE. “When they talk about the Compass site, they are not talking about just that site. They are talking about general clean-up of TCE in the area,” Cole said. “It can be nothing but good for us and the landowners in that area,” Cole said last week, noting  his understanding was that the designation was inclusive of other area sites. “If the EPA is willing to take on that responsibility, all the better.” A press release issued by the EPA last week only listed the Compass well, which was a surprise to Rogersville Assembly of God Pastor Greg Robertson. The church, which operated a...

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Clarksville site may face $140,000 fine over contaminated soil | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com : 'via Blog this'

OPPONENTS of the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) have renewed calls for the centre to close after an odour-monitoring program showed green waste and fermented garbage odour still plagued surrounding areas. The Leeming and Willetton Community Odour Monitoring program, co-ordinated by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), confirmed the presence of green waste and fermented garbage odours in the suburbs from January to April. Canning Melville Community Odour Action Group spokesman Rod Petterson said the results clearly showed there was an ongoing problem at the centre. “Something needs to be done quickly as we are heading into the problematic time of year, and it seems to be worse in summer,” he said. “Our position in 2006 was just to close the centre down until the odour problem was resolved. That remains our position.” The odour monitor recorded smells from 32 residential properties across the two suburbs over a 14-week period, with participating residents r...

On the heels of provincial charges laid last week against poultry processor Lilydale, a group of residents living near the plant have now launched their own court action demanding the innercity plant clean up its act. Complaints over noise levels, odour control and improper waste storage, allowing birds to drag chicken parts into residential yards, are outlined in a statement of claim filed by the group's representative Ecojustice. "This plant interferes with the residents' ability to use and enjoy their property," said Barry Robinson, Ecojustice staff lawyer. Although Lilydale has been operating at the site since 1969, Robinson stressed what was once a small, nineto-five business is now an expanded 24/7 operation. "This kind of a nuisance doesn't care who got here first. It's about being a good neighbour." The group held an outdoor news conference next to the Lilydale plant Wednesday. Only a few feet from their Ramsay homes, the stench of the sl...

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Environmental department to monitor Cootamundra cleanup - ABC Riverina NSW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation : "Niall Johnson from the Office of Environment said neighbours have received letters saying the removal of thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil will release unpleasant odours. A Cootamundra Shire Council spokesman said all the soil should be dug up and stockpiled on site for treatment by the end of the week, but the work to bioremediate the soil is expected to take up to six months. Mr Johnson said the odours should not last that long. 'So it's important for people to be aware of that but we'll do our utmost to ensure those odours are minimised,' he said. 'When the gasworks were in operation, old timers may be aware of the smells that were there, there'll be a bit of that smell, just periodic hopefully it'll be a fairly limited amount of odour. 'It's a first in New South Wales for this biomass type technology, so we will be watch...

Alphington paper mill hits back over odour - Local News - News - General - Melbourne Times Weekly : "Fines for contravening the notices can result in a penalty of up to $286,680, however companies can exercise their legal right to appeal them."

Alphington paper mill hits back over odour - Local News - News - General - Melbourne Times Weekly : "AMCOR is seeking a review of the five EPA pollution abatement notices regarding waste management and odour issues at the Alphington paper mill. EPA issued the notices on May 20 following hundreds of complaints from the community, which led to its officers conducting a six-week odour surveillance. Amcor previously told MTW it was working through the requirements of each notice. However, EPA said Amcor now alleges the notices require measures that were: - not cost-effective and disproportionate to the magnitude of the pollution - not based on any evidence of pollution or likelihood of pollution - excessive, unreasonable, uncertain and vague - not directed at abating pollution - issued for an improper purpose."

Enjoying a beer in the heat makes you more attractive to mosquito | Mail Online : "Researchers believe the pests are attracted to odour and breath changes caused by alcohol. They added that mosquitoes could have learnt to associate the beer odour with an increased lack of defensiveness against bites from boozy drinkers."

Hospitality, Signature Scents For Nightclubs: Start-up Idea - Planning : "New research reveals the better a nightclub smells, the better your night out will be, suggesting there could be an opportunity for hotel operators to design their own signature scent."

New 24-hour hotline set to help stink-fighting Kingston residents - Local News - News - Moorabbin Leader: "DISAFFECTED residents in Clayton South, Clarinda and Dingley Village can soon complain to EPA officers about tip odour control any time day or night. A staffed 24-hour pollution hotline kicks off from next Friday, July 1, Environment Minister Ryan Smith said this morning (June 21) before he toured landfills in Clayton South."

Samsung Backs Smell-o-Vision In Battle For Smart TV - Smarthouse : "The competition for dominance in the smart TV world is so hot, you can smell it. Never mind 3DTV, you will soon be able to add a fourth dimension to your smart TV with Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology in Korea wrapping up a two year experiment with students at the University of California in San Diego to add a sense of smell."

No sense in scents - Aethne Hinchcliffe - Columns - The Gulf News : "Scents can be included in anything from shampoo and conditioners to candles and air fresheners. Then there are products that claim to be scent free, yet the scent is simply masked by additional chemicals. According to the David Suzuki Foundation, the masking agent “prevents the brain from perceiving odour.”"

Now smell what you can see on television - Mumbai Mirror : "Now smell what you can see on television Imagine how it would feel to smell the food you see on TV or sniff the gasoline during a car race. A new device created by US researchers can bring an odour element to the boring old TV Mumbai Mirror Bureau Today’s television programs are designed to trigger your emotions and your mind through your senses of sound and sight. But what if they could trigger a few more? What if you could smell or taste the cheesy slices of pizza being eaten by your favourite characters on TV? Is it possible? Would audiences enjoy the experience?"

Interview with Mario J. Molina - Media Player at Nobelprize.org : "Interview with Mario J. Molina(32 minutes) Interview with 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Mario Molina, 16 May 2011. The interviewer is Agneta Wallin Levinovitz, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org.  Mario Molina talks about what made him interested in science; his sources of inspiration (4:07); his work with F. Sherwood Rowland (8:36); his current work in air quality and global change issues (15:40); and what the Nobel Prize has meant to him (29:52). Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2011"

Landfill odour | anotec.net : "Traditionally odours were dealt with using fragrances to mask the odours, machines are also used to dispense the “sweet smell” . Now new research suggests that the odours need to be contained onsite. research shows that landfill operators are not doing their job if you can smell the tip."

Composting plant in Sharpness to be shut down for two months (From Gazette Series) : "RESIDENTS who have had their lives blighted by putrid smells from a composting plant can breathe easily for two months while the building is shut down. People in Sharpness are thrilled that the owners of the composting plant, New Earth Solutions (NES), have decided the close it for two months to try to get the smells under control. It is a massive step forward for the residents’ campaign and will be the first time the plant has been closed for over three years. Pam Constable, who lives on Sharpness marina, said: 'We have fought tooth and nail to get this. The stench has been horrendous over the last few months, at last we have got the doors shut.'"

Fragrances to chase away cancer blues? - Channel NewsAsia : "Japan's Shizuoka Cancer Center has used smell to help create a positive environment for patients and staff alike. Cancer patients tend to give off a certain odour - a fact that is seldom mentioned because it's taboo. However, at the Shizuoka Cancer Center, there's a pleasant fragrance in the air.

Video - Rare orchid on the nose - The Age : "The Tongue Orchid at the Royal Botanic Gardens flowers once a decade, emitting an odour like rotting flesh."

Bees yield clues to unlocking brain disorders - UQ News Online - The University of Queensland : "Queensland Brain Institute researchers are a step closer to unlocking the mysteries of disorders like schizophrenia and autism – through peering into the brains of bees. The cascade of molecular changes that take place in honeybees' brains when they process and learn sensory information has important parallels for human brains, says QBI's Dr Judith Reinhard. “Honeybees are a great model system for understanding the functioning of both healthy brains and brain disorders, because many of the underlying processes are similar in insects and humans,” she said."

dailygleaner.com - Councillor raises a stink over stink | By HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada : "A Fredericton city councillor isn't convinced enough is being done to address odour control at the Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission landfill property on Alison Boulevard. A worker uses an excavator to stack garbage bales at the Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission's landfill site recently. Ward 7 Coun. Scott McConaghy, who represents the Lincoln area, said anyone entering or leaving Fredericton via the Vanier Highway is bound to be hit by the obnoxious odour and he's had numerous complaints from Lincoln Heights and Wilsey Road residents."

AFP: Mosquitoes are suckered in new malaria research : "PARIS — In the biggest lab breakthrough against malaria in years, scientists on Wednesday said they had identified odour molecules that baffle blood-thirsty mosquitoes. The molecules disrupt carbon-dioxide sensors that alert mosquitoes to exhaled breath, which signals the presence of a human nearby, the team reported. The work could lead to revolutionary but low-cost chemicals to confuse, deter or trap mosquitoes, it said."

No to Clayton South tip extension - Council - News - Moorabbin Leader : "Transpacific Industries landfill in Fraser Rd, Clayton South - which the EPA in February threatened with daily fines of up to $134,000 if it didn’t clean up its act - wanted its permit extended by 10 years. But Kingston councillors vetoed TPI’s request last Tuesday night. The 17-year-old tip (known as TPI Fraser Rd or TPI Osborne Ave) accepts general kerbside collections (food and green waste), industrial and construction solid inert waste, quarantine waste, cleanfill and tyres. It has been one of the worst in Kingston for odour breaches, particularly in recent months following high rainfall. Cr Arthur Athanasopolous said he and his colleagues agreed with council officers that times had changed and smelly tips should no longer operate near residential areas. “We’d like to see it closed and the land rehabilitated,” he said. “The standards that tips operated under 20 years are just unacceptable now.”"

Kingston tip smells waft to Noble Park - Local News - News - Moorabbin Leader : "IT’S SAID bad smells travel, and they’ve travelled right into Noble Park, apparently. Residents Against Toxic Waste In the South East (RATWISE) member Robert Gipp said he’d been struggling with a pungent sewage-type odour for about three months."

Fines loom for Alphington mill - Environment - News - Melbourne Leader : "The company could be hit with fines of up to $286,000 for contravening a notice and $143,000 for every day that the problem continues." @Anotec we save you money while environmental odour issues are addressed.

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Behind the smell: our BO and Deo - Columns - livemint.com : "Sweat is the body’s natural cooling system, and on its own, is a non-controversial, quiet product of the eccrine and appocrine glands that has neither colour nor odour. But in some warm parts of the anatomy, like underarms, there nestle a whole host of bacteria, which feed on the organic matter of sweat and produce that thing called body odour (BO), the defining smell of local train and Metro travel in summer. That’s how sweat acquires a bad name."

Suffolk: Composting firm fined £20,000 for unpleasant smells - News - East Anglian Daily Times : "Ipswich-based County Mulch admitted allowing the offensive smells off site between August 10, 2009, and February 5, 2010. Appearing before magistrates today in Bury St Edmunds - the town nearest their Stanton-based composting facility - the company was also ordered to pay costs of £13,873."

European Plastics News - News : "UK-based technology company Exilica has teamed up with Seven, PZ Cusson’s fragrance business, to market technology that creates scented or odour-free polymers. Exilica claims its technology means polymer particles can carry twice their own weight in fragrance and are easily dispersed in standard thermoplastic and liquid polymer compounding processes. Products can be fragranced or, in cases when the manufacturing process creates bad smells, neutralise odour."

Laboratory News | Environmental fragrancing : "The key to a successful night out is a good ambience – but the smoking ban has uncovered several unsavoury smells which affect the perception of the evening say scientists who suggest masking these smells with something sweeter."

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EPA tells Hobsons Bay Council to do more for Brooklyn - Local News - News - Hobsons Bay Leader : "THE Environment Protection Authority has called on Hobsons Bay Council to do more to protect residents. In a letter responding to the council’s concerns about odour monitoring in the Brooklyn Industrial Precinct and surrounding residential areas, the EPA outlined how it was tackling both odours and dust in the area. But the authority also urged the council to “use their powers to control activities or undertake action”."

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Odour boosting technology ‘useless’ if salt level is high: Study : "Salty odours used to boost the flavour perception of reduced salt foods may only work if salt levels are low, and show little potential in high-salt food, according to new research. The study, published in Food Quality and Preference, suggests that the ability of Odour-Induced Saltiness Enhancement (OISE) to enhance perceptions depends on the salt concentration in foods, noting that once sodium levels pass a threshold then aroma enhancement has very little effect. The authors from the centre for food taste at the INRA, University of Burgundy, reported that the saltiness of a low concentration of sodium chloride in water increased significantly when subjects perceived the matching OISE aroma. However, when salt concentration increased and led the panellists to report a high salty intensity, no benefit was from OISE was observed."

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Stink spurs city to solve sewage situation | The Castlegar Source : "Continued complaints about odours emanating from the city’s south sewage treatment plant have Civic Works searching for solutions, council heard at its regular meeting Monday night.  "

"The Waterloo Region Landfill, originally opened in 1972, now sits right next door to the City of Waterloo's urban development. This is the first in a three-part series that examines the uneasy relationship between the landfill and the locals. Last fall, Anne Childs began to feel very ill. 'Your lungs burn. I had headache, dizziness. Your eyes burn,' said the Westvale resident. 'You feel very unwell; a nausea feeling.' Childs reported the symptoms of her physical illness to the Ministry of the Environment - because she believes they are related to her proximity to the Waterloo Region Landfill. 'They call it odour. But it's pollution,' Childs said."

Company clamps down on pet food stink | Local News | St. Albert Gazette : "Champion Pet Foods’ plan to clear the air in Morinville is proceeding on schedule and the company is promising to step up efforts for clearer communication with residents. Company president Frank Burdzy was at Morinville town council last week to give an update on the company’s plan to control foul odours emanating from its pet food plant. He told councillors Champion has completed pilot testing on a system that could be fully operational in July."

Tougher rules for Cockburn Cement plant | Australian Mining : "Western Australian Environment Minister Bill Marmion has announced tough new environmental restrictions on the Cockburn Cement plant in Munster following years of complaints, government reports and a parliamentary inquiry. The issues have centred on the environmental and health impact of the plant, where noxious odours and white powder has spilled from for years."

Hillgrove mine gets on top of dam pong - Local News - News - General - Armidale Express : "OWNERS of the Hillgrove mine believe they have the troublesome odour problem, if not completely beaten, at least under control. Straits Resources Pty Ltd say their efforts to reduce the pungent smell of hydrogen sulphide coming from a tailings dam have resulted in ‘a dramatic improvement’. Some residents near the mine claims the odour can still be ‘overpowering’, adding that any easing in the concentration of the gas can be put down to a change in the wind. But resident manager of the mine, Peter Hosking, told The Express that measures undertaken in accordance with advice from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OE&H) had produced ‘good results’."

HAVE YOUR SAY: Tip odours hitting house prices in Clayton South, Clarinda - Real Estate - News - Moorabbin Leader : "PROPERTY values in Clayton South and Clarinda are plummeting because of foul odours from nearby landfill sites, according to a local real estate agent. Damian Coad, agent at TG Newton & Co Sales in Oakleigh, said some locals desperate to move out of the area due to the smells were being forced to sell their homes, most for below market value. He also said some tenants were breaking lease agreements to escape the stink."

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Ingham resolves odour issue - inMyCommunity - Perth, Western Australia : "INGHAM state general manager Greig Smith has authorised more than $1million in factory upgrades since reading about nearby residents’ odour complaints. Mr Smith said a February Stirling Times article brought to his attention odour issues to the east of Ingham’s poutry processing facility. He said the live bay section of the facility recently underwent significant changes in an effort to resolve these issues. “The live bay ventilation system has been upgraded with the installation of new high-powered fans, with the aim of generating negative pressure,” he said. “A new live bird handling system has been installed to improve efficiency and cleanliness. “Trucks are now enclosed within the live bay facility while being offloaded to ensure the risk of live bird odour being distributed by prevailing winds is limited. “Extra deodorising lines have been installed inside and outside the live bay.”"

City mystified as foul smell returns to Toronto - thestar.com : "Perhaps the smell was the ghost of the garbage strike, awakened by spring’s windy caress. Or maybe it was more sinister, bubbling up from the bowels of Lake Ontario. Whatever the case, when the citizens of the GTA awoke Wednesday to a crisp sunny day, they smelled crap. Toronto normally smells of hot dogs, exhaust and that particular, unmistakable odour that wafts up from the subway grates. In May, the city is treated to the good stuff: lilacs in the Annex, cherry blossoms in High Park, freshly cut grass. So as Wednesday dawned foul, people did what plugged-in citizens do in a time of lighthearted crisis. They turned to Twitter to ask: What fresh Hell is this? Bad yogurt, one guessed. Stinky cheese and barf, offered another. At the city’s complaint epicentre — the headquarters of Toronto’s 311 service — Neil Evans typed keywords into the computers: Manure. Smell. Odour."

YOUR SAY: Residents cry foul at odour from the Hampton Park tip - People - News - Cranbourne Leader : "FOUL smells from a Hampton Park tip have the noses of nearby residents out of joint."

Flare to begin knocking down odour | Northern Rivers News | Local News in Northern Rivers | Northern Star

The Pioneer :: Home : >> Whiff of success : "Ever wondered while you dab that branded fragrance on you, how was the perfume made and what is its composition? The perfume industry is brimming with opportunities, thus making it a lucrative career. Team Avenues reports The word perfume is derived from the Latin word, ‘per fumus’, meaning through smoke. Perfumery, or the art of making perfumes, began in ancient Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and the Arabs. Perfume and perfumery also existed in India, where much of its fragrances were incense based. The earliest distillation of itra was mentioned in the Hindu Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhita. The Harshacharita, written in 7th century AD in Northern India mentions use of fragrant agarwood oil."

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Sylmar landfill doesn't pass smell test - ContraCostaTimes.com : "Sylmar landfill doesn't pass smell test ODOR: Complaints by residents against Sunshine Canyon have increased tenfold in two years."

Natives say spill making kids sick | Canada | News | Toronto Sun : "EDMONTON - More than 28,000 barrels of leaked crude oil near Peace River is making residents in the area sick, says a First Nations chief. Steve Noskey, Chief of the Lubicon Cree Nation, says his town of about 300 people is being enveloped by a sickening odour he believes is coming from the spill, the biggest in the province since 1975. 'When the wind shifts, the odours are carried into the community,' says Noskey. The Lubicon Cree Nation is located about 10 km east of the Plains Midstream Canada pipeline leak. The Little Buffalo school has been closed since Friday, after students became ill with nausea, burning eyes and headaches. Environment Minister Rob Renner says he only recently became aware that residents in the town were affected. 'We immediately installed air monitoring equipment that was on site, and I'm advised our mobile unit has additional capacity for more minute forms of air quality ...

Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston are the authors of a book called Green to Gold, which I read. Here’s what they claim are the Top 10 Environmental Issues facing us today: 1. Climate Change 2. Energy 3. Water 4. Biodiversity and Land Use 5. Chemicals, Toxics and Heavy Metals 6. Air Pollution 7. Waste Management 8. Ozone Layer Depletion 9. Oceans and Fisheries 10. Deforestation It’s a good read so check it out!

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