Are You Receiving Odour Related Complaints?

Are you receiving odour related complaints pertaining to sewage treatment works in your borough? Do those complaints refer to the “rotten egg” smell commonly associated with Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)?

This chemical odour typically results from the bacterial breakdown of organic matter and is notoriously difficult to monitor down at the 8 parts per billion level at which 50% of humans can detect it.

The works have many sources of sewage water where H2S is generated as part of the natural treatment process and are often surrounded by populated areas thus exacerbating the nuisance value of the odour.

There is a solution; as part of the £140M enhancement of its Mogden STW, Thames Water has deployed Able Instruments & Controls’ “best in class” Jerome J605 Gold Film H2S Analyser to upgrade its boundary monitoring capability. The Jeromes provide early, accurate indication of offensive odours allowing Thames to take remedial action before they reach levels perceptible by the human nose.

The unrivalled performance of the Jerome in terms of its precision, low level detection capability and high specificity has led to it becoming a recognised industry standard, used by many water companies as well as regulatory bodies such as the HSE, EA, SEPA & Natural Resources Wales.

For more information about the Jerome J605 Gold Film H2S Analyser, please click here.

Alternatively, please contact ABLE Instruments on +44 (0)118 9311188 or by email: dquelch@able.co.uk.