Is there an autoclave? Those could generate some fairly rank odors if not venting properly. When our autoclave vent was malfunctioning it gave off a horrid odor. My workspace was ground zero, it was our vent that it decided to come out of, but I imagine that a little further away could smell like feet. On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Oliver Jay Toigo
wrot e: > Rachel,**** > > Is it possible there has been a dairy spill like milk, cheese > (non-preserved), yogurt or butter? These will yield a similar aroma. Anot her > possibility is a short chain fatty acid called butyric acid, if spilled, it > has a malodorous aroma of very stinky feet! **** > > A decon with strong sodium bicarbonate solution may help remove the odor, I > hope that this helps!**** > > ** ** > > *Oliver J (Jay) Toigo,* *CHMM, MPH***** > > 320 Cherry Blossom Drive**** > > Churchville, Pennsylvania, 18966**** > > Cell:215-435-9774**** > > E-Mail: ojt3**At_Symbol_Here**verizon.net**** > > ** ** > > =93You can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that > created the problems=94. Albert Einstein**** > > ** ** > > *From:* DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] *On Behalf > Of *Harrington, Rachel > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:45 PM > > *To:* DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU > *Subject:* [DCHAS-L] Odor**** > > ** ** > > We have a strong =93dirty socks=94 odor present in one of our micro labs. It=92s > 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 h elp > is greatly appreciated. Thank you!**** > > ** ** > > *Rachel E. Harrington, MPH, CHMM* > > *Director- Office of Environmental, Health and Safety* > > *Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science* > > *3333 Green Bay Road* > > *North Chicago, IL 60064* > > *847-578-3420 work* > > *224-622-4244 mobile* > > *847-775-6548 fax* > > *LIFE IN DISCOVERY* > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3790 - Release Date: 07/26/11** * > * > Is there an autoclave?=A0 Those could generate some fairly rank odors if no t venting properly.=A0 When our autoclave vent was malfunctioning it gave o ff a horrid odor.=A0 My workspace was ground zero, it was our vent that it decided to come out of,=A0 but I imagine that a little further away could s mell like feet.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Oliver Jay Toigo <jaytoigo3**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com> wrote:
Rachel,
Is it possible there h as been a dairy spill like milk, cheese (non-preserved), yogurt or butter? These will yield a similar aroma. Another possibility is a short chain fatt y acid called butyric acid, if spilled, =A0it has a malodorous aroma of ver y stinky feet!
A decon with strong so dium bicarbonate solution may help remove the odor, I hope that this helps!
=A0
Oliver J (Jay) Toigo, CHMM, MPH< u>
320 Cherry Blossom Drive< /span>
Churchville, Pennsylvania, 18 966
Cell:215-435-9774 p>
E-Mail: ojt3**At_Symbol_Here**verizon.net
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=93You can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that cr eated the problems=94.=A0 Albert Einstein
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From: DCHAS-L Discuss ion List [mailto: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Harrington, Rachel
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:45 PM
To: < a href="mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU" target="_blank">DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.E DU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Odor=A0
We have a strong =93dirty socks=94 odor present in one of our micro lab s.=A0 It=92s a pretty typical lab using media and cultures, etc.=A0 and we are systematically removing everything and deconning but this odor is persi sting.=A0 I know I have smelt this chemical before, maybe back in my underg raduate days, but it is really a sickening odor.=A0 Any ideas?=A0 Any help is greatly appreciated.=A0 Thank you!
=A0
Rachel E. Harrington, MP H, CHMM
Director- Office of Environmental, Health and Safety< u>
Rosalind Frankli n University of Medicine and Science
3333 Green Bay Road u>
North Chicago, I L=A0 60064
847-578-3420 work
224-622-4244 mobi le
847-775-6548 fax
LIFE IN DISCO VERY
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