An anhydrous ammonia leak occurred in the freezer warehouse of a Central California food processor. Cardboard boxes containing frozen fruit wrapped in plastic had become impregnated with an ammonia odor.

They couldn’t warm the boxes to outgas the ammonia, as that would have rendered the frozen fruit worthless and unmarketable. So they called us.

We added BioWorld Odor Neutralizer (BON) to a simple fogger, took the pallets of fruit out of the warehouse, and sprayed each pallet. Once that was done, the odor was gone, and the fruit headed out to market. 

Instead of facing a several-hundred-thousand-dollar loss, the food processor spent less than $1,000 to remove the ammonia odor and was able to sell the fruit for regular price.

During the grape crushing process at a California winery, the pumice and stems are laid out in windrows for composting. Wastewater from the winery collects in a sump and is pumped through a linear move irrigation system to irrigate the windrows. In addition, a spray rig is used to add water to the compost.  

Several products were added to the spray rig in an attempt to help reduce odors, but significant odors still emanated from the compost windrows. Numerous complaints were received by local regulatory agencies.  

As a result, BioWorld Optimizer Plus was metered into the sump wastewater used for irrigation. BON was added to the spray rig as well. The odors associated with the composting operation were completely eliminated in a few days. Ongoing treatment keeps the odors under control.