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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:43:27 -0400
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From: Andrew Gross <gross.drew**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Odor
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Is there an autoclave? Those could generate some fairly rank odors if not
venting properly. When our autoclave vent was malfunctioning it gave off a
horrid odor. My workspace was ground zero, it was our vent that it decided
to come out of, but I imagine that a little further away could smell like
feet.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Oliver Jay Toigo wrot
e:
> Rachel,****
>
> Is it possible there has been a dairy spill like milk, cheese
> (non-preserved), yogurt or butter? These will yield a similar aroma. Anot
her
> possibility is a short chain fatty acid called butyric acid, if spilled,
it
> has a malodorous aroma of very stinky feet! ****
>
> A decon with strong sodium bicarbonate solution may help remove the odor,
I
> hope that this helps!****
>
> ** **
>
> *Oliver J (Jay) Toigo,* *CHMM, MPH*****
>
> 320 Cherry Blossom Drive****
>
> Churchville, Pennsylvania, 18966****
>
> Cell:215-435-9774****
>
> E-Mail: ojt3**At_Symbol_Here**verizon.net****
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>
> =93You can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that
> created the problems=94. Albert Einstein****
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> ** **
>
> *From:* DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] *On Behalf
> Of *Harrington, Rachel
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:45 PM
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> *To:* DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
> *Subject:* [DCHAS-L] Odor****
>
> ** **
>
> We have a strong =93dirty socks=94 odor present in one of our micro labs.
It=92s
> a pretty typical lab using media and cultures, etc. and we are
> systematically removing everything and deconning but this odor is
> persisting. I know I have smelt this chemical before, maybe back in my
> undergraduate days, but it is really a sickening odor. Any ideas? Any h
elp
> is greatly appreciated. Thank you!****
>
> ** **
>
> *Rachel E. Harrington, MPH, CHMM*
>
> *Director- Office of Environmental, Health and Safety*
>
> *Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science*
>
> *3333 Green Bay Road*
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> *North Chicago, IL 60064*
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Is there an autoclave?=A0 Those could generate some fairly rank odors if no
t venting properly.=A0 When our autoclave vent was malfunctioning it gave o
ff a horrid odor.=A0 My workspace was ground zero, it was our vent that it
decided to come out of,=A0 but I imagine that a little further away could s
mell like feet.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Oliver Jay
Toigo
<jaytoigo3**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com> wrote:
Rachel,
Is it possible there h
as been a dairy spill like milk, cheese (non-preserved), yogurt or butter?
These will yield a similar aroma. Another possibility is a short chain fatt
y acid called butyric acid, if spilled, =A0it has a malodorous aroma of ver
y stinky feet!
A decon with strong so
dium bicarbonate solution may help remove the odor, I hope that this helps!
=A0
Oliver J (Jay) Toigo, CHMM, MPH<
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320 Cherry Blossom Drive<
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Churchville, Pennsylvania, 18
966
Cell:215-435-9774
E-Mail:
ojt3**At_Symbol_Here**verizon.net
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=93You
can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that cr
eated the problems=94.=A0 Albert Einstein
=A0
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Odor
=A0
We have a strong =93dirty socks=94 odor present in one of our micro lab
s.=A0 It=92s a pretty typical lab using media and cultures, etc.=A0 and we
are systematically removing everything and deconning but this odor is persi
sting.=A0 I know I have smelt this chemical before, maybe back in my underg
raduate days, but it is really a sickening odor.=A0 Any ideas?=A0 Any help
is greatly appreciated.=A0 Thank you!
=A0
Rachel E. Harrington, MP
H, CHMM
Director- Office of Environmental, Health and Safety<
u>
Rosalind Frankli
n University of Medicine and Science
3333 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, I
L=A0 60064
847-578-3420 work
224-622-4244 mobi
le
847-775-6548 fax
LIFE IN DISCO
VERY
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