New equipment to sniff out RI landfill odor
Associated Press Monday 12th December, 2011
JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) -- Officials in Rhode Island have installed air monitoring equipment near the state's main landfill at Johnston to measure gases believed to be causing noxious odors.
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