Identification of odour sources in an industrial park from resident diaries statistics

Nicolas, Jacques; Cors, Marie; Romain, Anne‐Claude; Delva, Julien

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.046

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“…Despite this limitation, studies continue to be conducted in response to odor complaints by citizens, usually with inconclusive results about the source and the odor. Nicolas et al (2010) emphasizes that it is important to make an assessment of the odor annoyance using the residents themselves as measuring tools, as they are experiencing the impacts firsthand. Social participation and strong community involvement are needed to identify odor sources.…”

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Industrial odor sources and air pollutant concentrations in Globeville, a Denver, Colorado neighborhood

Morgan

Hansgen

Hawthorne³

et al. 2015

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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An odor of unknown origin described as a "tar" or "asphalt" smell has become unbearable for many of Globeville, CO, residents over the past few years. Residents report during odor events burning eyes and throat, headaches, skin irritation, and problems sleeping. This study was undertaken to identify the potential sources of the odor and the concentrations of air pollutants making up the odor by conducting meteorological correlations and sampling for a panel of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur gases, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the neighborhood and near suspected sources. Wind speed and direction data collected every 1 min in the neighborhood indicate that when the odor is noticed, the community is directly downwind of a wood preservation facility and an asphalt roofing facility. Air samples collected during high-intensity odor events have shown concentrations of methylene chloride, hexane, toluene, naphthalene, dibenz [a,h]anthracene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, each at least two times higher than background concentrations. Naphthalene and the other PAHs are known pollutants emitted from wood treatment processes, and are known to have a coal tar odor. Naphthalene was present in a sample collected directly adjacent to the Koppers facility and was not present in any background samples. Single-compound odor and health thresholds, however, were never surpassed. Given the technical and regulatory challenges of sampling odors and controlling emissions, it is recommended that Globeville residents and neighboring industry pursue a "good neighbor policy" to solve the odor issue. Specific offending industrial processes could be identified for which there exist cost-effective control technologies that would reduce exposure to odors and air toxics in Globeville.Implications: Meteorological correlations and samples of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur gases, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Globeville, CO, neighborhood and near suspected sources during odor events indicate potential industrial sources of a transient and noxious odor. Legislative approaches have proven unfruitful and no health or odor thresholds were typically violated. New approaches are warranted to address odor mixture effects in neighborhoods near industrial facilities.

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Industrial odor sources and air pollutant concentrations in Globeville, a Denver, Colorado neighborhood

Morgan

Hansgen

Hawthorne³

et al. 2015

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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“…They may be composed of tens or even hundreds of chemical compounds in various emission sources resulting from human activity. The concentrations of these compounds may vary over time and may depend on weather conditions (Kabir & Kim, 2010;Nicolas, Cors, Romain, & Delva, 2010). perfume and fishing plants (Kośmider, Cichocki, Zamelczyk-Pajewska, & Wyszyński, 1999;Savary, Grisel, & Picard, 2013;Mao, et al, 2012;Serfert, Drusch, & Schwarz, 2010).…”

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Use of Sensory Analysis Methods to Evaluate the Odor of Food and Outside Air

Lewkowska

Dymerski

Namieśnik

2015

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

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“…Les observatoires des odeurs tels qu'ils se pratiquent depuis une décennie ont démontré leur efficacité comme outil de mesure des odeurs (Nicolas, 2010), (Nicolas, Cors, Delva, 2010). Leur méthodolo-gie actuelle ne prend cependant pas suffisamment en compte les dimensions du problème liées au conflit, ce qui génère 4 principaux travers relevés par Odometric au cours de sa pratique (Cobut, 2014) :…”

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L’Observatoire des odeurs : un outil de résolution des conflits ? Réflexions d’un acteur de terrain

Cors¹,

Cobut²,

Fanlo³

et al. 2017

Pollution Atmosphérique

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RésuméConsidérant la complexité d'établir un lien entre la dose et l'effet en matière de nuisance olfactive, et par là la difficulté d'apporter une réponse satisfaisante aux riverains subissant la nuisance, les expériences de terrain rapportent la prépondérance des situations conflictuelles. Ces dernières étant dommageables à la recherche de solution, cet article questionne le potentiel de l'observatoire des odeurs comme méthode, non seulement de caractérisation des émissions olfactives, mais aussi de résolution de conflit. Les objectifs qu'il poursuit classiquement sont mis en regard des écueils relevés par la pratique. La capacité du processus à produire un équilibrage du rapport de force entre les parties prenantes et à fournir une matière première sur laquelle baser des définitions communes ouvre les portes d'une négociation possible. Sans cette dernière, la définition d'un niveau acceptable de la nuisance restera conceptuelle et contestable. Mots-clésconflit, odeur, nuisance, observatoire des odeurs, réseau de riverains, négociations, VDI3883 -Partie 2 AbstractConsidering the complexity to understand the dose/effect relationship in odour nuisance, and so to provide a satisfactory response to residents, field experiments report the preponderance of situations conflicts in case of odour annoyance. This article tries to understand the potential of the odor observatory as a method not only for characterizing odour emissions but also to resolve conflicts. The ability of the process (to allow the balance of power between stakeholders ; to provide common definitions) opens the door to possible negotiation. Without this negotiation, the definition of an acceptable level of nuisance would remain conceptual and questionable.

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Identification of odour sources in an industrial park from resident diaries statistics

Cited by 20 publications

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Industrial odor sources and air pollutant concentrations in Globeville, a Denver, Colorado neighborhood

Industrial odor sources and air pollutant concentrations in Globeville, a Denver, Colorado neighborhood

Use of Sensory Analysis Methods to Evaluate the Odor of Food and Outside Air

L’Observatoire des odeurs : un outil de résolution des conflits ? Réflexions d’un acteur de terrain

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