Word: odorants
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...Cambridge City Council and state environmental agencies that she had developed an above normal concentration of styrene in her body as a result of her residence's proximity to Advent's Sidney Street plant, which emits polystyrene fumes. The state decided to sue Advent for releasing an "objectionable odor" into the air, Sprague said, but he denied that Advent's use of polystyrene in the manufacturing of giant television screens presents any hazard...
...student who asked not to be identified compared the odor to rotten eggs, adding that in his hallway the smell reached its peak on Sunday...
Frank Marciano, area director of Buildings and Grounds, said a stoppage in the sewer system located near the dining hall caused the odor. Heavy rain over the weekend contributed to the problem, he added...
Jeff A. Secrest '79 said he noticed the odor, but thought it was lunch...
...Citibank has been installing floor-to-ceiling Plexiglas "bandit barriers" between tellers and customers. Banks are also using sophisticated detector devices to increase the robber's risk of being caught. Among them: scented capsules wrapped inside rolls of bills, which, when squeezed, release the strong identifying odor of rotten eggs, and dye packs inserted in stacks of bills, which spew out smoke that stains everything it touches bright crimson. A few bankers' groups offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest and indictment of robbers. The Washington Bankers Association has a payoff program that helped indict eight thieves...