2025年1月10日,悉尼机场的空中交通管制员因一个堵塞的过滤器造成的污水气味而出现健康问题。 Air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport suffered health issues from sewage odor caused by a clogged filter, resolved Jan. 10, 2025.

在2024年假日旅行高峰期间,悉尼机场的空中交通管制员报告了严重的健康问题,包括恶心和呕吐,其原因是控制塔中与硫化氢气有关的强烈污水气味。 During the 2024 holiday travel rush, air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport reported severe health issues, including nausea and vomiting, due to a strong sewage odor in the control tower linked to hydrogen sulfide gas. 这股气味可追溯到马拉巴尔污水处理系统,源于机场气味控制股一个堵塞的活性碳过滤器,由于供应延误而没有更换。 The smell, traced to the Malabar Sewage Treatment System, stemmed from a clogged activated carbon filter at the airport’s odor control unit that had not been replaced due to supply delays. 接触水平达到百万分之五,超过了安全限值。 Exposure levels reached up to 5 parts per million, exceeding safe limits. 附近设施的火灾可能使情况恶化。 A fire at a nearby facility may have worsened the situation. 2025年1月10日, 过滤器被更换, 结束了气味问题。 The filter was replaced on January 10, 2025, ending the odor problem. 高峰期有590多万乘客通过机场。 Over 5.9 million passengers traveled through the airport during the peak period.