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catchandrelease
10-21-2010, 08:16 AM
Does anyone know what they do at the plant on Business Route 6? Just curious what the smell is.
Red Childress
10-21-2010, 08:21 AM
Do you mean the Refinery??
catchandrelease
10-21-2010, 08:23 AM
I guess so.
Red Childress
10-21-2010, 09:06 AM
Yep, that place emits an odor year round.........
catchandrelease
10-21-2010, 09:28 AM
Do you know what the smell is?
Red Childress
10-21-2010, 09:42 AM
I assume it is the by-product of converting crude to petroleum products......the distillates are burned off by a big flame tower located right along the river.
toothyfishman
10-21-2010, 11:14 AM
My dad always work in the oil field/refinery business and they called it the smell of money......he he!!
McDunnoftheAllegheny
10-21-2010, 06:00 PM
methane and sulfur... smells like one hell of a fart.
jah1317
10-21-2010, 08:03 PM
It's how I know I am getting close to warren...... that and the "honeycomb" retaining walls...... meadville has dad's dogfood, I don't know which is worse, especially when you come out of the chinese resturant and the wind is blowing the wrong way.....
Jacob
ttabaleulb
10-21-2010, 08:09 PM
LOL I'm guessin you guys are getting that rotten egg smell (hydrogen sulfide). Thats a pretty common odor from a lot of the petroleum industry, especially natural gas.
toothy,
Thats hilarious because one of the products we manufacture has that odor as a by-product and a couple of the guys there say the same thing!!
SportJet120
10-21-2010, 10:57 PM
Is that stuff a health hazard ? Ive been in the Warren Wal-Mart a few times !
Red Childress
10-22-2010, 07:24 AM
I have noticed some serious hair loss since moving to Warren. Maybe the HSulfide is the culprit.....:)
ttabaleulb
10-22-2010, 08:28 AM
Most of those compounds that contain sulfur have pretty strong odors even at VERY low concentrations. I'd have to check a Material Safety and Data Sheet to see what the concentrations would have to be for it to pose any sort of risks. I would expect it to be MUCH higher than what we can detect with our sense of smell.
LMAO Red, I figured the hair issue might be caused by drinkin the water from the West Branch of the Susky during the LHU days!!
Red Childress
10-22-2010, 01:10 PM
That and a few other concoctions. ;)