Nystrom, Lynn A.2015-10-292015-10-292006-12-19http://hdl.handle.net/10919/59846The county of Los Angeles may not like this distinction, but environmental engineer John Novak says the sludge from this area of California has the worst odor of any he has ever tested. A walk inside his laboratory, sealed-off from other testing facilities on the Virginia Tech campus, produces instant agreement.In CopyrightCollege of EngineeringPress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations