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01-14-2008, 03:55 PM
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What is that smell in Baton Rouge?
My husband and I have been living in the downtown Baton Rouge area for about two years now. Since moving here we have noticed this horrible, moldy towel-like, smell in the air pretty frequently. Does anyone know what this smell is?!
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01-14-2008, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tdp123
My husband and I have been living in the downtown Baton Rouge area for about two years now. Since moving here we have noticed this horrible, moldy towel-like, smell in the air pretty frequently. Does anyone know what this smell is?!
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Petrochemical plants, perhaps ? Whenever we get a norther, I can smell the plants from my part of town. |
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01-14-2008, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tdp123
My husband and I have been living in the downtown Baton Rouge area for about two years now. Since moving here we have noticed this horrible, moldy towel-like, smell in the air pretty frequently. Does anyone know what this smell is?!
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Probably has something to do with Exxon. Most likely harmless, though, if you smell it that often over that way. I smell something similar to that sometimes in my part of time but pretty rarely. |
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01-15-2008, 12:44 PM
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It's pretty rare that I smell anything unless it's a strong north wind from the chem plants or the paper mill up around Thompson Creek.
I can smell the stagnant air, and ozone, in the summer time though. I know you technically can't smell ozone, but I can certainly sense the difference.
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01-15-2008, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by darylwi
It's pretty rare that I smell anything unless it's a strong north wind from the chem plants or the paper mill up around Thompson Creek.
I can smell the stagnant air, and ozone, in the summer time though. I know you technically can't smell ozone, but I can certainly sense the difference.
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A friend of mine once noted that whenever he came into BR on the "new bridge" in the summer, he could physically see the haze/ozone/whatever as he crossed the river.
Note to those non BR people: we have several refineries/petrochemical plants along the river that aren't pretty but provide good jobs in our state. Once you get past the river, you see more attractive residential neighborhoods. Bottom line: don't think that all BR is is this big industrial Hades. It's a part - but is not ALL - of what our city is about  |
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01-15-2008, 05:53 PM
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We occasionally catch the smell of Community burning ... er, roasting ... coffee beans.  |
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