In 2017, Wake County installed a new type of odor-control system spanning the southern perimeter of the South Wake Landfill. The system has been in place for just under a year and consists of a pipe eight inches in diameter and 3,500 feet long. The pipe disperses a...
Landfill owners spend millions to control or prevent noxious odors, one of their greatest struggles. In less common, worst-case scenarios, they invest millions more dealing with lawsuits. Some of best defenses against the uphill battle are complex gas collection...
Hi, I am Dr. William Vizuete, Chief Scientific Officer at Pacific Environmental Analytics (PEA). At PEA, we work with both new and experienced commercial cannabis cultivators and processors, but one thing we continue to hear when listening to concerns about indoor air...
Hi, I am Dr. Alex Guenther of Pacific Environmental Analytics (PEA). Last month, we took a closer look at molecular filtration and identified some often overlooked considerations that can have a real impact on the efficacy and efficiency of indoor odor control...
Our sense of smell—like our sense of taste—is part of our chemosensory system, or the “chemical senses”. In order for us to smell a particular thing molecules from that thing must make it into our noses. We can smell things because those things that we smell are...
Odor is an ongoing challenge for landfills and compost operations, but not because of biological changes. Byers Scientific founder, Marc Byers, weighs in. Odor is an ongoing challenge for landfills and compost operations, but not because of biological changes. Byers...
