Florida Papermill plant
Feb 19, 2017 21:20:50 #
rdfarr
Loc: Floridian living in AL
One more papermill plant photo.
In actuality, the smoke is more white and less defined.
In actuality, the smoke is more white and less defined.
Feb 19, 2017 22:39:00 #
I remember visting W. VA long ago and you could smell the paper mill 30 miles away. There was so much sulfur in the air the employees drove though a car wash coming in and out of the plant lot.
Feb 20, 2017 07:02:10 #
rdfarr
Loc: Floridian living in AL
Charles 46277 wrote:
I remember visting W. VA long ago and you could smell the paper mill 30 miles away. There was so much sulfur in the air the employees drove though a car wash coming in and out of the plant lot.
I lived about 20 miles south of this papermill plant. It's been cleaned up now (thanks EPA), but if the wind was blowing from their direction, there would be a thin deposit of yellow sulfur on our cars in the morning. And, yes, the air smelled bad.
Feb 20, 2017 07:26:20 #
I have hauled thousands of tons of paper out of those old paper mills from Maine to Florida and the mid west some smelled much worse than others.
Feb 20, 2017 08:31:40 #
rdfarr
Loc: Floridian living in AL
troutbum wrote:
I have hauled thousands of tons of paper out of those old paper mills from Maine to Florida and the mid west some smelled much worse than others.
That mill, now, doesn't smell particularly bad. It certainly did before clean-up. Smoke is now mostly white vs yellow before.
Feb 20, 2017 16:44:25 #
That "smoke" is actually steam. Pulp and Paper mills use lots and lots of it. Having made my living in that industry I think it smells like money! $! 😊 They've pretty much cleaned them all up or shut them down these days.
Feb 21, 2017 07:28:34 #
rdfarr
Loc: Floridian living in AL
GPappy wrote:
That "smoke" is actually steam. Pulp and Paper mills use lots and lots of it. Having made my living in that industry I think it smells like money! $! 😊 They've pretty much cleaned them all up or shut them down these days.
Thanks for the info. I didn't know what produced the voluminous smoke. That's really what I wanted to capture.
I've heard the "ISLM" comment from other folks who also welcome their paper mill. :-)
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