Monday, May 30, 2011

No to Clayton South tip extension - Council - News - Moorabbin Leader

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

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."

Friday, May 27, 2011

Fines loom for Alphington mill - Environment - News - Melbourne Leader

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."


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Behind the smell: our BO and Deo - Columns - livemint.com

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

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

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."

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

LCQ14: Refuse collection vehicles

LCQ14: Refuse collection vehicles: "The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has formulated guidelines and contract provisions to ensure respectively that the Department's refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) and those of its contractors are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.In monitoring the services rendered by its contractors, FEHD will take punitive actions against the contractors in accordance with the relevant contract provisions, if any breach of contract provisions is found.My reply to the three parts of the question is as follows:"

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

EPA tells Hobsons Bay Council to do more for Brooklyn - Local News - News - Hobsons Bay Leader

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”."

Friday, May 20, 2011

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Odour boosting technology ‘useless’ if salt level is high: Study

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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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Stink spurs city to solve sewage situation | The Castlegar Source

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.

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"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

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."

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Tougher rules for Cockburn Cement plant | Australian Mining

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

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

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."

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Environmental Quotes - BrainyQuote

Environmental Quotes - BrainyQuote: "After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital."

VOC removal | anotec.net

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NMR Knowledge Base - The NMR Resource

NMR Knowledge Base - The NMR Resource: "Cassis base 345B, undecavertol, 1,3-oxathiane oxane, isospirene... Perfume can be so romantic! But the chemical components underpinning the often-enticing and seductive smells of fragrances are, one might say equal parts art and science. One of the most intriguing elements of several fragrances, including popular perfumes like Le monde est beau by Daniela Andrier and DKNY Be Delicious by Maurice Roucel is the fruity top note - blackcurrant."

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Ingham resolves odour issue - inMyCommunity - Perth, Western Australia

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

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

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."

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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

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

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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

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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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Monday, May 09, 2011

Sylmar landfill doesn't pass smell test - ContraCostaTimes.com

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

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 (and) is on route and should arrive later today,' said Renner Wednesday."

Monday, May 02, 2011

Green to Gold top ten list of environmental issues

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!