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wind direction for those living near something unpleasantly odoriferous such as a swamp or an industrial estate

I can testify to the importance of wind direction as I went to school close to a sewage processing plant. Most days everything was fine but occasionally the wind wasin the wrong direction!

Both the sewage works and the school are still there but the problem seems to have gone away. I assume the advances in sewage processing technology have worked their magic and today's pupils don't have the same unpleasant experience as I did many years go.

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by syphilis (Archbishop) on Mar 18, 2023 at 03:15 UTC
    I went to school close to a sewage processing plant

    There was no nearby school, but the effluent ponds from a local Cheese factory used to provide a similar experience if you passed near them and the wind was in the right direction. Aerating the ponds was apparently the solution to that. They started using electricity-driven paddle wheels to periodically beat the hell out of the liquid, and there has been no unpleasant odours since. (Maybe they've since switched to a more energy-efficient method of aerating.) Cheers, Rob
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      I had exactly the same problem in Ashfield, NSW (Sydney suburb) as a schoolboy. The school was nearby but an alternative route generally avoided the problem. No idea how they dealt with that — we moved to the Hunter Valley not long after which put sufficient distance between us and the smell. :-)

      — Ken

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        I had exactly the same problem in Ashfield, NSW (Sydney suburb) as a schoolboy.

        Close to the Parramatta River, perhaps ?
        Back in the 70's that river could get pretty ripe.
        I think they've significantly improved it now, by simply reducing the amount of pollutants that enter it.
        Are you still in the Hunter ?

        Cheers,
        Rob
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