Environmental odour news

1. Australia: Happy in Every Way | 10 of 10 : "Three-quarters of Australians say they’re satisfied with their lives, and 83 percent say they expect to be satisfied in five years. Some 85 percent of Australians say they’re in good health."

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."