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An Industry of Problem Solvers – Addressing Odor from Commercial Composting
As the popularity of commercial composting spreads across the United States, the need for commercial composting facilities increases - but so do the environmental impacts of large-scale compost, such as odor. When faced with operational challenges like odor, facility managers often need to problem-solve and perhaps pivot their thinking to overcome adversity. Keynote speaker, Christopher Hymas, opens the COMPOST 2022 conference with an inspirational presentation sharing his personal experience when faced with unforeseen obstacles and how he turned his life tragedy into a success story. Mr. Hymas’s opening speech motivated all COMPOST 2022 attendees as they approached the nation’s largest composting event, encouraging the crowd to face composting challenges [...]
Blog Posts
The latest blog posts.
An Industry First: Blending Environmental Intelligence with Odor Mitigation
Over the years, the concept of environmental intelligence has evolved into a discipline that helps a wide-range of facilities to monitor factors as diverse as flight tracking, noise, [...]
Photocatalytic Oxidation – How the Industry Gets it Wrong
It is a challenge for operators, as well as regulators, to stay current with the rapidly evolving and scaling commercial cannabis industry. This includes choosing the most efficient, [...]
An Industry of Problem Solvers – Addressing Odor from Commercial Composting
As the popularity of commercial composting spreads across the United States, the need for commercial composting facilities increases - but so do the environmental impacts of large-scale compost, such [...]
Three Ways Byers is Revolutionizing MRF Odor Control
Dust and odor emissions are common issues that need to be addressed by Material Recovery Facility (MRF) managers as they take on multiple waste streams of various types to [...]
Is Carbon Scrubbing for Cannabis Odor Sustainable?
Carbon scrubbing is the common terminology used when referencing molecular filtration and it is one of the most widely used approaches for odor control overall; however, there are several [...]
Cannabis Odor Update: Source of the Skunk-Like Smell
In early 2021, a research team lead by Byers Scientific, Iowa State University and private odor experts reported a breakthrough discovery of the long-questioned identity of the source of [...]
Press
Byers Scientific in the news.
Byers Scientific in the News: Providing Sustainable Emissions and Odor Control for Commercial Cannabis
Over the past several months, Byers Scientific has been capturing the attention of media outlets that cover commercial cannabis operations. Much of the press coverage has centered on [...]
Byers Scientific in the News: Envirosuite Partnership Brings Environmental Monitoring to the Forefront of Odor Control
In April, Byers Scientific announced a new partnership with Envirosuite that blends environmental intelligence with industrial odor mitigation. As a true industry first, the new partnership allows facilities [...]
Byers Scientific and Envirosuite Announce Strategic Partnership
Combined Solution Blends Environmental Intelligence with Industrial Odor Mitigation BLOOMINGTON, IND. (PRWEB) APRIL 14, 2022 Byers Scientific, a globally recognized leader in odor mitigation systems, recently announced its strategic [...]
Byers Scientific Announces Strategic Partnership With Dutch Innovative Technology Venture, VFA Solutions
Byers Scientific, a globally recognized leader in odor mitigation systems, recently announced their strategic partnership with Dutch innovative technology leaders, VFA Solutions. With the integration of VFA Solutions' patented [...]
Byers Scientific, Iowa State University and Odor Experts Identify Volatile Chemical Compound Responsible for Cannabis Odor Complaints
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A research team comprised of Byers Scientific, Iowa State University and Texas-based odor experts report isolation and identification of the volatile chemical which appears to be primarily [...]
How Facility Emissions Assessments Can Help Cultivators Avoid Liability
Community complaints of odor from Cannabis operations are at an all time high, nationwide. This is due, in part, to cultivators’ continued reliance on HVAC systems that are not [...]
Cannabis
Byers Scientific in the News: Providing Sustainable Emissions and Odor Control for Commercial Cannabis
Over the past several months, Byers Scientific has been capturing the attention of media outlets that cover commercial cannabis operations. Much of the press coverage has centered on [...]
Photocatalytic Oxidation – How the Industry Gets it Wrong
It is a challenge for operators, as well as regulators, to stay current with the rapidly evolving and scaling commercial cannabis industry. This includes choosing the most efficient, [...]
Is Carbon Scrubbing for Cannabis Odor Sustainable?
Carbon scrubbing is the common terminology used when referencing molecular filtration and it is one of the most widely used approaches for odor control overall; however, there are several [...]
Cannabis Odor Update: Source of the Skunk-Like Smell
In early 2021, a research team lead by Byers Scientific, Iowa State University and private odor experts reported a breakthrough discovery of the long-questioned identity of the source of [...]
The Power of Adsorption: How MT-6 Scrubbers Mitigate Hemp Cultivation Odors
Hemp cultivation has decreased across the United States again this year. This drop can be attributed to a number of different factors, including stalled regulation and pushback from communities [...]
Introducing The MT-6™ With Electrostatic Ionization Phase: Improve Indoor Air Quality While Combating Cannabis Odors
At Byers Scientific, we’re committed to helping companies future-proof their business. For us, that means staying at the forefront of odor and emissions innovation, technology, and research. Since launching [...]
Odor
What causes odor and how to manage it future.
An Industry First: Blending Environmental Intelligence with Odor Mitigation
Over the years, the concept of environmental intelligence has evolved into a discipline that helps a wide-range of facilities to monitor factors as diverse as flight tracking, noise, [...]
Photocatalytic Oxidation – How the Industry Gets it Wrong
It is a challenge for operators, as well as regulators, to stay current with the rapidly evolving and scaling commercial cannabis industry. This includes choosing the most efficient, [...]
An Industry of Problem Solvers – Addressing Odor from Commercial Composting
As the popularity of commercial composting spreads across the United States, the need for commercial composting facilities increases - but so do the environmental impacts of large-scale compost, such [...]
Three Ways Byers is Revolutionizing MRF Odor Control
Dust and odor emissions are common issues that need to be addressed by Material Recovery Facility (MRF) managers as they take on multiple waste streams of various types to [...]
Is Carbon Scrubbing for Cannabis Odor Sustainable?
Carbon scrubbing is the common terminology used when referencing molecular filtration and it is one of the most widely used approaches for odor control overall; however, there are several [...]
Cannabis Odor Update: Source of the Skunk-Like Smell
In early 2021, a research team lead by Byers Scientific, Iowa State University and private odor experts reported a breakthrough discovery of the long-questioned identity of the source of [...]
Emissions
The science behind cannabis emissions.
An Industry First: Blending Environmental Intelligence with Odor Mitigation
Over the years, the concept of environmental intelligence has evolved into a discipline that helps a wide-range of facilities to monitor factors as diverse as flight tracking, noise, [...]
Photocatalytic Oxidation – How the Industry Gets it Wrong
It is a challenge for operators, as well as regulators, to stay current with the rapidly evolving and scaling commercial cannabis industry. This includes choosing the most efficient, [...]
An Industry of Problem Solvers – Addressing Odor from Commercial Composting
As the popularity of commercial composting spreads across the United States, the need for commercial composting facilities increases - but so do the environmental impacts of large-scale compost, such [...]
Three Ways Byers is Revolutionizing MRF Odor Control
Dust and odor emissions are common issues that need to be addressed by Material Recovery Facility (MRF) managers as they take on multiple waste streams of various types to [...]
Is Carbon Scrubbing for Cannabis Odor Sustainable?
Carbon scrubbing is the common terminology used when referencing molecular filtration and it is one of the most widely used approaches for odor control overall; however, there are several [...]
Understanding Detection Thresholds and the Value of a Third-Party Certified Odor Panel
The human nose is the ultimate judge when faced with determining the extent of an odor control problem. However, the difficulty lies with the fact that human olfactory [...]
Podcast
PODCAST: Clean Air is a Right — Combining Air Purification with Odor Control to Improve Indoor Environments
In this Byers Scientific podcast interview, Marc Byers, Founder and President of Byers Scientific, and Eliane Khoury, Founder and CEO of VFA Solutions, discuss how their combined solutions [...]
Dr. Vizuete on CannMed’s Coffee Talk Podcast
Medicinal Genomics invites you to listen as we talk with cannabis industry experts, discussing topics from bench to bedside as part of our NEW CannMed Coffee Talk Podcast Series. Get [...]
Cannabis Odor Emissions Technology with Byers Scientific
Learn more about odor emissions technology with Marc Byers, Founder and President, and Dr. William Vizuete, Chief Scientific Officer, at Byers Scientific. Odor emissions, which is purely a regulatory issue that doesn’t [...]
