What's that smell in Memphis, TN?
Smelling something strange around Memphis? This is what's mapped nearby: facilities of types commonly associated with noticeable odors, EPA contaminated-land records, and a live map with wind conditions — free, no account, no ads in the app.
200odor-relevant facilities mapped within 15 miles
93EPA Superfund & brownfield listings
Fertilizer / Chemicalmost common facility type here
What could that smell be?
| Facility type near Memphis | Mapped |
|---|---|
| Fertilizer / Chemical Commonly reported odors include ammonia, sulfur, and sharp chemical or solvent-like smells. | 98 |
| Refinery / Asphalt Commonly reported odors include petroleum, tar, and burnt-asphalt smells. | 31 |
| Waste / Landfill Commonly reported odors include garbage, decay, and landfill gas (sulfur) smells that can travel with the wind. | 30 |
| Wastewater Treatment Commonly reported odors include sewage, sulfur / rotten egg, and earthy septic smells, often strongest in warm weather. | 21 |
| Food Processing Odors range from roasting and fermentation to heavy cooking smells, depending on the product. | 7 |
| Rendering & Meat Facilities of this type commonly produce heavy organic odors -- cooked animal by-product, grease, and sulfurous notes. | 5 |
| Paper Mill Kraft pulping is famous for sulfurous 'rotten cabbage' odors that can carry for miles. | 4 |
| Farms / CAFOs Livestock operations commonly produce manure and barnyard odors, strongest downwind. | 2 |
| Heavy Industry Commonly reported odors include metallic, smoky, and burnt smells. | 2 |
93 EPA contaminated-land listings
5 Superfund (NPL) · 60 Superfund site · 28 Brownfield
Superfund and brownfield records are contamination history, not odor sources.
5 Superfund (NPL) · 60 Superfund site · 28 Brownfield
Superfund and brownfield records are contamination history, not odor sources.
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Listings come from public EPA records. A listing is not proof of a smell, and does not mean a site is currently unsafe or doing anything wrong. Odor descriptions are about facility categories in general, never about a specific business. A marker is context, not an accusation.