Storing and Cleaning Stinky Things
I recently became the program coordinator of a school program where we collect clams, oysters, seaweed, and sediment samples from around the bay and send them to a lab to be tested to insure that the decommissioned nuclear power plant isn't leaking anything nasty into the bay. This means that I'll now be in charge of storing the ice chests, shovels, shucking knives, and various other things (including a spare pair of rubber boots) in my house. Stupid me, I didn't think about the logistics of this before I applied for the position.
I only have two places to store these things, and neither one is all that desirable. One is under the stairs, which is just a big open space in the living room. The second would be in my big walk in closet in my bedroom/office. I can live with this, as long as they don't smell up the house with that fishy/mud flat smell.
Will vinegar/baking soda/lemon juice/non-chlorine bleach be enough to keep the smells out? Maybe storing them with a dryer sheet or two? I have a spicket out front to hose things down before I take them in the house, and can use the shower for more detailed cleaning if need be. I have been storing my rubber boots and water proof pants in the trunk of my car, but I don't have room back there for all the equipment.
Also, I'm going to start volunteering at a marine mammal rescue center rehabilitating and rescuing abandoned and sick pinnipeds. Will vinegar, etc. be enough to keep all these fishy smells off my boots/pants/anything else that will be in contact with the smell?
Thanks all. I'm an oceanography/biology major, so I figure the sooner I can learn to get rid of gross fish and mud smells, the better!
I only have two places to store these things, and neither one is all that desirable. One is under the stairs, which is just a big open space in the living room. The second would be in my big walk in closet in my bedroom/office. I can live with this, as long as they don't smell up the house with that fishy/mud flat smell.
Will vinegar/baking soda/lemon juice/non-chlorine bleach be enough to keep the smells out? Maybe storing them with a dryer sheet or two? I have a spicket out front to hose things down before I take them in the house, and can use the shower for more detailed cleaning if need be. I have been storing my rubber boots and water proof pants in the trunk of my car, but I don't have room back there for all the equipment.
Also, I'm going to start volunteering at a marine mammal rescue center rehabilitating and rescuing abandoned and sick pinnipeds. Will vinegar, etc. be enough to keep all these fishy smells off my boots/pants/anything else that will be in contact with the smell?
Thanks all. I'm an oceanography/biology major, so I figure the sooner I can learn to get rid of gross fish and mud smells, the better!