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Toxic Odour Action Group forms to fight stinky tips - Local News - News - Moorabbin Leader

Couple gassed from the run-around - Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA : "Couple gassed from the run-around Foster Ward neighbourhood was once industrial zone By W. Brice McVicar Posted 7 hours ago Shane Ross says something stinks when it comes to his property on St. Paul Street and it's not just the odour of coal tar. Rather, Ross said the faint aroma of manure is wafting out of city hall as he has become frustrated with what he called a 'lack of information' about soil contamination for property owners in the neighbourhood. Those same owners, he said, were informed last summer they would be kept up-to-date on both the city's and the Ministry of Environment's plans on how to handle the issue."

Brooklyn on EPA's agenda - Local News - News - General - Maribyrnong Weekly : "Brooklyn on EPA's agenda BY BENJAMIN MILLAR 13 Apr, 2011 12:00 AM THE Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has stepped up its investigation into pollution issues in Brooklyn. EPA Victoria's management team was on-site in the Brooklyn Industrial Precinct last Wednesday to hear directly about the pollution problems facing residents. Residents have been battling odour and dust pollution problems at the site for several years."

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Abigroup Water partners with Sydney Water for odour management program | Process & Control Engineering : "Abigroup Water will upgrade Sydney Water’s wastewater treatment plants as part of the Sydney Odour Management Program in Sydney and the Illawarra. The first stage will involve an $80 million upgrade to the Malabar, Cronulla and North Head wastewater treatment plants. The five year Odour Management Program Alliance between Sydney Water, Abigroup Water and CH2M Hill will reduce odour at the plants through capture and treatment."

Nanoparticles kill friendly soil bacteria - Technology & Science - CBC News : "y tiny silver particles found in products like odour-killing socks are highly toxic to some beneficial Arctic soil bacteria, a Canadian study has found. Adding polluting quantities of silver nanoparticles to soil from the High Arctic, far from human settlements, reduces the population of many species of bacteria. It also makes one beneficial species disappear altogether, says the study, publis"