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Environment dept probes sulphur smell experienced in Gauteng – The Citizen

Environment dept probes ‘sulphur smell’ experienced in Gauteng Citizen reporter Picture: iStock According to the department, the stench is likely a combination of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and the Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga will on Thursday embark on a joint operation to check up on the Sasol Secunda Operations, believed to be the possible source of sulphur stench experienced in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces since the weekend. According to the department, the stench is likely a combination of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide.

South africaKwazulu natalSasol secundaVhahangwele nemakondeNational environmental air quality managementDepartment of environmentGert sibande district municipalitySasol secunda operationsDistrict municipalityAir quality officerSouth african air quality information systemNational environmental air quality management actக்வஸூல்யூ நேட்டல்சசோல் செக்குந்டதேசிய சுற்றுச்சூழல் அேக தரம் மேலாண்மைதுறை ஆஃப் சூழல்

Environment department investigates sulphur stench over Gauteng and Mpumalanga

Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this: Officials from the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries will spend the day at Sasol in Secunda in an attempt to find the source of the strong sulphur stench in the air over parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga. AFP Residents in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga took to social media over the weekend to complain about the smell. Officials from the Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga will join the department in Secunda. Spokesperson Albi Modise says the stench is likely a combination of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. While there are many sources in the area that could be contributing to these elevated levels, the District Municipality’s Air Quality Officer has been informed that the Sasol Secunda operation is experiencing stressed conditions as the facility started ramping up operations.

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Environment department probes sulphur smell experienced in Gauteng

File image NATIONAL NEWS - The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and the Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga will on Thursday embark on a joint operation to check up on the Sasol Secunda Operations, believed to be the possible source of sulphur stench experienced in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces since the weekend. According to the department, the stench is likely a combination of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. “While there are many sources in the area that could be contributing to these elevated levels, the District Municipality’s Air Quality Officer has been informed that the Sasol Secunda operation is experiencing stressed conditions as the facility started ramping up operations.

South africaKwazulu natalSasol secundaNational environmental air quality managementDepartment of environmentGert sibande district municipalitySasol secunda operationsDistrict municipalityAir quality officerSouth african air quality information systemNational environmental air quality management actக்வஸூல்யூ நேட்டல்சசோல் செக்குந்டதேசிய சுற்றுச்சூழல் அேக தரம் மேலாண்மைதுறை ஆஃப் சூழல்சசோல் செக்குந்ட செயல்பாடுகள்

Gauteng stench: Main culprit behind headache-inducing odour identified

After an air quality alert was issued for Gauteng, the government is trying to find out where a foul stench - reported across the province - is coming from.

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