News and Blog
Odor and emissions resources to inform a sustainable and efficient future.
Featured Post
Breaking the Mold: Rethinking the Typical Approach to Mold in Commercial Cannabis Cultivation
Important considerations for understanding and addressing the threat of mold Commercial cannabis cultivators face a variety of threats to their crops. But perhaps none is as dangerous, and yet misunderstood, as cannabis mold. States like Colorado, long looked to as the standard bearer for the commercial cannabis market in the U.S., are facing an extreme biosecurity challenge thanks to mold and similar threats to plant health. Recent news reports of product recalls in that state due to suspected mold problems has led many consumers to be more cautious with their purchases and companies scrambling to battle serious threats on both the cultivation floor and court of public opinion. [...]
Blog Posts
The latest blog posts.
Clearing the Air on HEPA
Now it is possible to have HEPA-level air filtration without the headaches. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased awareness of the need for and importance of good [...]
A Closer Look at the Future of Landfill Odor Mitigation
Byers Scientific’s introduction of a mobile vapor-phase odor mitigation system is helping solid waste operators in the war on odor As commercial and residential communities sprawl closer to landfills [...]
Quantifying Commercial Cannabis Emissions and Measuring Environmental Impacts
Byers Emissions Analysis’ Chief Scientific Officer, William Vizuete, PhD., designs field study for important research into Colorado indoor commercial cannabis cultivation facilities and their collective impacts on air [...]
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 [...]
Press
Byers Scientific in the news.
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 [...]
Not Everyone Loves that Skunky Smell: Understanding emissions profiles has led to the latest in engineered solutions for odor control
Byers Scientific has raised the bar again. Since the recent launch of their latest odor mitigation technology, the Byers MT-6 Molecular Scrubbing System for indoor and greenhouse cultivation, the [...]
Byers Scientific Announces New Company Structure to Deliver Innovative and Sustainable Industrial-Scale Odor Mitigation Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Bloomington, IN Feb 10, 2021 –– Marc Byers and his team of odor mitigation experts recently announced the launch of Byers Scientific (“Byers”), which brings [...]
Brief Truce in Carpinteria Cannabis Wars
For the past three years, the “skunky” stench of marijuana swirling around Carpinteria, penetrating homes, schools, parks, beaches, freeway lanes, and even funerals at the cemetery has pitted neighbor [...]
New technology could help Carpinteria cannabis growers clear the air
CARPINTERIA, Calif. - As the stubborn smell of cannabis fills the Carpinteria Valley air, so does tension between growers and neighbors. The ongoing concern over cannabis odor in the [...]
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.
Better Technology for Better Community Relations
Byers Scientific is excited to sponsor and exhibit at next month’s WASTECON® 2022. When WASTECON® rolls into the San Diego Convention Center next month (December 5-8), Byers Scientific (“Byers”) [...]
Protecting People and Plants Through Improved Indoor Air Quality
Recent events remind us why improving IAQ is a necessity not a luxury. While thinking and talking about indoor air quality (IAQ) has become more popular since the Covid-19 [...]
Clearing the Air on HEPA
Now it is possible to have HEPA-level air filtration without the headaches. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased awareness of the need for and importance of good [...]
A Closer Look at the Future of Landfill Odor Mitigation
Byers Scientific’s introduction of a mobile vapor-phase odor mitigation system is helping solid waste operators in the war on odor As commercial and residential communities sprawl closer to landfills [...]
Quantifying Commercial Cannabis Emissions and Measuring Environmental Impacts
Byers Emissions Analysis’ Chief Scientific Officer, William Vizuete, PhD., designs field study for important research into Colorado indoor commercial cannabis cultivation facilities and their collective impacts on air [...]
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, [...]
Air Purification
Clean air is a right.
Protecting People and Plants Through Improved Indoor Air Quality
Recent events remind us why improving IAQ is a necessity not a luxury. While thinking and talking about indoor air quality (IAQ) has become more popular since the Covid-19 [...]
Clearing the Air on HEPA
Now it is possible to have HEPA-level air filtration without the headaches. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased awareness of the need for and importance of good [...]
PODCAST: Electrostatic Air Purification as a Safe and Chemical-Free Alternative to Pesticides for Cannabis Plant Health
In this Byers Scientific podcast interview, Josh Rembusch, Vice President of Business Development at Byers Scientific, and Eliane Khoury, Founder and CEO of VFA Solutions, discuss how electrostatic [...]
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 [...]
Environmental Monitoring
Visualize, monitor and model odorous emissions in real-time.
Podcast
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 [...]
Unlocking the Secrets of Cannabis with Byers Emissions Analysis
In this episode, we dive into one of the most fascinating aspects of cannabis that I had never heard of. I sit down with Dr. Alex Guenther and Dr. [...]
Podcast 14: Sustainability is in the Air – Cannabis Odor Mitigation & Emission Analysis
The SCC welcomes Marc Byers, Founder & President of Byers Scientific and Dr. Will Vizuete, Chief Scientific Officer, as they are joined by Tristan Strauss, Co-Founder & CEO of [...]
