That Smell in Tangerine, Florida and Nearby Neighborhoods

Anuvia Plant Nutrients shut down production yesterday due to complaints of fumes from their process. Apparently they had a malfunction of some sort. There were still fumes in the air this morning causing people to think that the odor had to be Shelley's Septic Tanks. Even if some of the odors were from Shelley's, some were from Anuvia due to a temperature inversion last night. Temperature inversions can affect us by holding smoke, pesticides, and particulate matter close to the ground instead of naturally dissipating into the atmosphere. We need to be careful when we identify odor sources to avoid placing blame in the wrong place. How to Identify if an Inversion Exists: Measure air temperature at 6–12 inches above the soil and at 8–10 feet above the soil. An inversion exists if measured air temperature at 8–10 feet above the soil is higher than the measured air temperature at 6–12 inches above the soil. Be sure the instrument is shaded and not influenced by solar h...