Taking containment to the next level
Paul Marsh reviews some recent developments in odour management for AD plants
LOCAL resident complaints and planning application refusals have highlighted the potentially malodorous influence...
Sifting smell distortion data
Sudden smell and taste loss has become a well-known symptom of COVID-19. However, some people have also woken up to discover that their usual beloved coffee odour has been distorted and now smells like garbage or rotting meat, a condition known as parosmia.
Tackling smells with clever chemistry
BIOSCIENCE company Genesis Biosciences has developed odour control technology for the facilities management industry which it suggests offers an advance in effectiveness compared to...
Sponsored content: Air acumen supports complicated projects
AS Modelling & Data is a well established provider of atmospheric dispersion and deposition modelling using the latest version of ADMS for a wide range of clients including but not limited to farms, the wastewater industry, waste management, general manufacturing and Local Authorities.
Tackling odour issues in wastewater treatment
Dr Chris Charles of Genesis Biosciences discusses the use of biological products for this purpose.
The nose that everyone knows
Seemingly significant strides with the miniaturisation and performance of olfactory sensors have been reported by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and...
Emissions analyser helps manage power station
A multiparameter emissions monitor at Thetford power station is being used to demonstrate to the Environment Agency that the plant is performing within the...
Landfill fine after ‘offensive’ smells
A landfill site operator has been fined £10,500 for failing to stop offensive odours being detected off site on 17 separate occasions and prompting...
It’s still a work in progress
As social and economic views on the environment and the way in which we treat our waste are becoming a part of common culture...
A load of pig manure?
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have created a novel system for treating the wastewater from pig farming, traditionally an intensely odiferous undertaking.
Novel chemical dosing appears to remove stink from anaerobic digestion
Researchers from the University of British Columbia recently announced a solution which they suggest dramatically reduces the odours produced from subjecting wastewater to anaerobic digestion.
Polish coup for odour abatement system
AN odour abatement system blending old and new technologies has proven its effectiveness in a Polish wastewater treatment application, a coup for the two...
SEPA issues first variable penalty
A landfill site in Glasgow has been served with a civil penalty of £6,200 by SEPA for a breach of its environmental permit resulting in an offensive odour that affected local communities for eight days in June 2021 and 138 complaints.
Why use biological products?
Dr Chris Charles, Wastewater and Water Treatment specialist at Genesis Biosciences – the first company to develop and manufacture its own microbial and antimicrobial cleaning products – discusses the benefits of using biological products as an alternative solution to tackle odour issues in the wastewater and water treatment industry
Thames Water odour control framework deal
Odour control specialist Hibernia has signed a major services supply contract with Thames Water that includes supply to two of the largest wastewater treatment...
Scottish Water Horizons fined for Cumbernauld odours
Scottish Water Horizons Limited was fined £26,000 at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday 10 October 2016 due to offensive odours coming from its Deerdykes...
Deodorising oxidisers make the grade
A provider of industrial process heating equipment, Babcock Wanson has provided animal by-products processor and recycler, P Waddington & Co (1947) Ltd, with what is said to be a highly efficient solution for odour abatement and process steam production at its site in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
High performance and low cost odour solutions
Anua Clean Air UK is an established leader in the fields of high performance, low-cost odour and solvent emission abatement primarily based on its patented biofiltration and bioscrubbing technologies.
Pong appeasing potato processing
Following an installation two years ago of Landia Chopper Pumps and a Landia Aeration System, wasterwater management firm MSE Systems is set to install a further three units for one of the UK’s leading suppliers of potatoes.
Revision of European standard for olfactometry promises increased rigour
A new revision to the European Standard for olfactometry, EN13725, promises to increase the consistency and rigour underpinning odour measurement, with implications for issues...
