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Old 09-25-2014, 01:07 AM
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It is interesting that I have lived about exactly 1 mile from a large anhydrous ammonia factory for over 17 years, but have never smelled any type of chemical odor.
I had relatives who lived their whole lives in Niagara Falls, NY—a city once renowned for its malodorous environment (anhydrous ammonia and a whole lot more)—yet they claimed they never noticed a thing. Were they just that used to it, or did the chemicals—over time—completely burn out their sense of smell (yet they could still smell other things)?

I've heard that people who grow up near abattoires also develop an immunity/insensitivity to the odor...

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