Overview
- An unannounced inspection in late November detected at a company in Karlstein’s industrial park a smell matching residents’ reports.
- The Aschaffenburg district office named the firm as the probable source while state environmental authorities continue probing the exact operational cause.
- Officials ordered on-site measures intended to markedly reduce the odor, with further steps to be guided by ongoing findings.
- Emissions testing indicated no exceedances of legal pollutant limits, and authorities say there is no current health hazard.
- Residents have reported strong odors since 2022, prompting 15 to 20 fire service callouts, with the smell at times reaching Seligenstadt depending on wind.