Environmental odour news

Ministry of Tourism staff walked off the job yesterday. ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Several workers at the Ministry of Tourism walked off the job yesterday in protest to a stench that has been permeating the building – on and off – for over a year. Permanent secretary in the ministry, Milinette Ambrose, told OBSERVER media only one employee reported feeling unwell and was allowed to leave yesterday. She admitted several others went home but no information regarding reasons was conveyed to her office. “We had a meeting on Wednesday, when it was indicated, as before, that if workers are feeling uncomfortable or unwell working with the smell in the air, they should report to their department managers or myself before leaving,” Ambrose said. However, the established protocol was not followed yesterday except in the case of one person, the permanent secretary indicated. It is not clear whether any action would be taken against those workers who left work without informing the authori...

How it works The company is confident it will solve an odour problem plaguing. The company was creating a foul odour that had besieged the residents. The residence were happy with the progress it had made to date the problem would abate much earlier than previously expected. " we expect the odour control to be fixed much sooner," he said. "We are committed to fixing this problem - we don't want to talk about what it's costing us other than to say we're throwing everything we have at it." . "The fact that we're getting large amounts of gas each day from the anaerobic lagoons is proof the biological system is working," No odour at all was immediately detectable at the 8-metre deep covered lagoon site despite the water having only received minimal treatment. In the process, solids are removed from the water before it reaches the covered lagoons and micro-organisms then digest the remaining pollutants and expel natural gas whi...