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ODOR CONTROL ………..New Challenges and Opportunities

For over 30 years since NCM has been active in the odor control business, we have seen major shifts in public attitude towards odors and other emissions from landfills, transfer stations and composting facilities. A confluence of regulations and public attitudes encourage, even demand, recycling. At the same time the same public has become increasingly intolerant of any odors or emissions from facilities that manage and recycle their waste. Add social media and aggressive legal system to the mix and it’s no wonder that owners and operators of landfills feel besieged with complaints, lawsuits and negative press.

To combat this tidal wave of assaults on the solid industry, new tools haveemerged to combat odors and to provide a clearer picture of the nature of impacts from solid waste facilities. New adaptive odor control systems that monitor and respond to changing odor conditions. A new family of neutralizers that have been tested using EPA guidelines and come with current toxicity reports have been created to meet the changing needs of our clients. New delivery systems that target specific odors and odorous locations.

Odor complaints are often accompanied with complaints of health risks, illnesses and even cancer. To combat these, often groundless assertions, advanced modeling tools allow us to determine the movement, transport and exposure of toxic air contaminants. Particularly exciting is the emergence of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models that yield technically and scientifically defensible analysis.

While many environmental challenges await our industry, new tools have emerged that help us meet these challenges. I am confident that the industry will meet these challenges.