Plant on Business Route 6

[catchandrelease]

Does anyone know what they do at the plant on Business Route 6? Just curious what the smell is.

[Red Childress]

Do you mean the Refinery??

[catchandrelease]

I guess so.

[Red Childress]

Yep, that place emits an odor year round.........

[catchandrelease]

Do you know what the smell is?

[Red Childress]

I assume it is the by-product of converting crude to petroleum products......the distillates are burned off by a big flame tower located right along the river.

[toothyfishman]

My dad always work in the oil field/refinery business and they called it the smell of money......he he!!

[McDunnoftheAllegheny]

methane and sulfur... smells like one hell of a fart.

[jah1317]

It's how I know I am getting close to warren...... that and the "honeycomb" retaining walls...... meadville has dad's dogfood, I don't know which is worse, especially when you come out of the chinese resturant and the wind is blowing the wrong way.....

Jacob

[ttabaleulb]

LOL I'm guessin you guys are getting that rotten egg smell (hydrogen sulfide). Thats a pretty common odor from a lot of the petroleum industry, especially natural gas.

toothy,

Thats hilarious because one of the products we manufacture has that odor as a by-product and a couple of the guys there say the same thing!!

[SportJet120]

Is that stuff a health hazard ? Ive been in the Warren Wal-Mart a few times !

[Red Childress]

I have noticed some serious hair loss since moving to Warren. Maybe the HSulfide is the culprit.....

[ttabaleulb]

Most of those compounds that contain sulfur have pretty strong odors even at VERY low concentrations. I'd have to check a Material Safety and Data Sheet to see what the concentrations would have to be for it to pose any sort of risks. I would expect it to be MUCH higher than what we can detect with our sense of smell.

LMAO Red, I figured the hair issue might be caused by drinkin the water from the West Branch of the Susky during the LHU days!!

[Red Childress]

That and a few other concoctions.