Re: What is that smell?

[Mike McWilliams]

Damon Hill wrote:
> "Guardenman" <m.frisch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> > Please excuse me if this is off topic. It's just that I know from
> > lurking in this group, that lots of real smart people post here. So
> > here is my question. I work in Newport News Virginia. When I drive
> > home I get on this access road under the interstate. It is one of the
> > lowest points in the area. It often smells strongly of sulfur. Could
> > this be the result of thousands of catalytic converters over head? Or
> > perhaps the nearby coal yard? They don't burn coal there they just
> > load it off trains onto ships. If anyone is local, it is the entrance
> > to Interstate 664 at terminal road and fourteenth street. It doesn't
> > always smell like that but some days it is far worse than others.

I just drove by some of the larger coal mines in BC, Canada, there was a 
huge yard which was producing sulphur about 20k away from 6 large mines...

Part of the coal processing removes sulphur I would imagine as there are 
 no other industries for 100's of k's.