New flue solution for VOCs
A green technology for eliminating odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their by-products has been developed by a group from the Korea Institute of...
Streaming air quality data over the web
A live demonstration took place at the recent Freescale Technology Forum - hosted by embedded systems specialist Freescale - of the use of machine-to-machine...
Interest remains high in odour reduction method for post-consumer plastic recycling
Last year Austrian plastic packaging and recycling specialist Starlinger introduced its technology for odour reduction in post-consumer plastic recycling, and since then it has...
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.
What’s that smell?
Duncan Mounsor explains how the science of smell can aid environmental monitoring.
ODOUR pollution might sound less serious than other forms of environmental contamination but...
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.
Gas-detection specialist launches high-temperature sensor which provides H2S detection for oil and gas installations...
To support the oil and gas industry in the Middle East, Crowcon has developed a high-temperature hydrogen sulphide (H2S) sensor to work alongside its...
Liquid-phase hydrogen sulphide sensor speeds identification of odour causes
A new sensor from miniature sensors expert Unisense measures hydrogen sulphide (H2S) dissolved in wastewater. This enables utilities and consultants to find the root...
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...
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...
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.
Fresh start anticipated for Aberdeen WWTW
Scottish Water has confirmed it will take back ownership of four treatment plants in the north-east of Scotland
Evidence call
Residents in fleetwood have made complaints about the Jameson Road Landfill site (Image credit: Stevew2022, CC BY-SA 3.0 license).
In April, Wyre Council...
Gas alarm system protects waste treatment staff
A chemical waste treatment plant in the UK has installed a monitoring and alarm system to generate alerts when hydrogen sulphide concentrations reach levels...
Study day offers up-to-date guidance on odour management
Specialist odour consultancy Silsoe Odours is offering a one-day course on odour management on 31 January 2019. It is seemingly the only CPD-Certified odour...
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.
Sulphurous issue
Veolia Water Technologies recently helped a food manufacturer to eliminate hydrogen sulphide in its wastewater treatment.
VWT had previously supplied effluent treatment chemicals to the...
Flexible, gas-thrifty odour abatement for food processor
Babcock Wanson has supplied a regenerative thermal oxidiser for poultry supplier Moy Park’s Grantham, Lincolnshire facility. The project involved the design, construction, erection...
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
Space…the final frontier!
Pollution solutions provider CSO Technik was recently approached by Morgan Sindall Grontmij, working on behalf of Yorkshire Water to assist with an odour problem...
