What is causing the odours that we are smelling?
Odours are caused by compounds in the atmosphere which have the potential to trigger our sense of smell. These odorous compounds can originate from many sources including plants, animals and human activities. It is likely that some of the compounds present on the Hauxton site, during the remediation, are causing some of the smells that people are experiencing. However, because something smells does not automatically mean that it is harmful as our sense of smell is very sensitive and is often stimulated at very low levels which we would not expect to be harmful.
