11.   And then there was the acrid smell of burned plastic and debris from the World Trade Center.

12.   As work progresses, fires still burn deep within the debris, and an acrid smell, with a distinctly metallic flavor, rises from the ground.

13.   At the market Thursday, plumes of black smoke rose from the site of the explosion and the acrid smell of burned rubber and metal tinged the air.

14.   At the stock exchange itself, where the acrid smell of burnt plastic still filled the air, technicians began testing equipment that links traders and customers.

15.   A retired salesman in Hunts Point in the Bronx crinkles his nose as he describes the acrid smell of the endless garbage trucks.

16.   But aficionados recognize masa with too much lime even before they cook it, because the masa is yellow instead of ivory and it has a faintly acrid smell.

17.   But after several days of relief, the air below Canal Street was once again filled with dust and the acrid smell of smoke.

18.   Explosions and the acrid smell of war still haunt the CNN anchor Bernard Shaw.

19.   He reeked of jet fuel, an acrid smell.

20.   In some public schools, kids carry guns and knives, and the acrid smell of fear and violence hangs in the corridors.