Technology Helps Monitor Bad Smells
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Some places smell very bad. Rubbish dumps can smell bad. Factories can smell bad too.
People who live near these places do not like the smell. The smell can make life hard.
Now, new technology can help. It can check smells more carefully.
This technology can find out where a bad smell comes from. It can also show how strong the smell is.
Companies use this information. They try to make less bad smell.
This can help people who live near dumps and factories. Their lives can get better.
Vocabulary6 words
- technology
- machines and tools that help people do things
- rubbish dump
- a place where people put things they do not want
- factory
- a big building where things are made
- monitor
- to watch or check something carefully
- smell
- what you notice with your nose
- industrial
- about factories and making things
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1. Rubbish dumps and factories 2. It checks smells more carefully 3. People who live near dumps and factories
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Some places smell very _____. Rubbish dumps can smell bad. Factories can smell bad too.
People who live near these places do not like the _____. The smell can make life hard.
Now, new _____ can help. It can check smells more carefully.
This technology can find out where a bad smell comes _____. It can also show how strong the smell is.
Companies use this _____. They try to make less bad smell.
This can help people who live near dumps and _____. Their lives can get better.
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