Galena residents say foul odors and smoke from a nearby landfill are harming their quality of life and raising health concerns. Residents of Galena, Kansas, are complaining about a smelly construction and demolition landfill outside of the city that they say is impacting their quality of life and could affect their health. They’ve been complaining about two odors — a rotten-egg smell that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment identified as hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S). The second odor is a smoky smell from a smoldering fire that started last year The smells are coming from different sides of the landfill, but the Kansas Department of Health and Environment believes the smoldering side is exacerbating the hydrogen sulfide gas emission. THE LANDFILL is operated by Jordan Disposal and started as an emergency dumping ground for debris from the devastating 2011 Joplin tornado.
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