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From: Erin J Foley <erin.foley**At_Symbol_Here**LOUISVILLE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Odor
Date: Jul 27, 2011 12:04 UTC
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I would like to nominate phenylacetic acid. I think there may be trees that give off something like it and it has a diSTINCt aroma. Is it possible that you have some of this stuff in your lab?
Ben
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Odor
We have a strong "dirty socks=" odor present in one of our micro labs. It's 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 help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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