Estimation of odor levels and evaluation of their acceptability according to the guidelines
Odor is an important environmental pollution issue because it can affect public amenity and the community’s quality of life. Attention to odor as an environmental nuisance has been growing as a result of increasing industrialization and the awareness of people’s need for a clean environment. Efforts to abate odor levels are necessary in order to maintain the quality of the environment. Understanding the odor problem and the origin and dispersion of odors, abatement and detection methods are, therefore, very important aspects of odor pollution in the environment.
Enviroware estimates the odor levels in terms od Odorimetric Units (OU/m3) by means of international recognised atmospheric dispersion software (e.g. CALMET/CALPUFF and AERMOD). The odor levels are then compared with the levels suggested by odor guidelines for specific environments (rural, urban, etc.). At the end of the study it is possible to set up all the actions capable to reduce the odour levels and, as a consequence, to reduce the population complaints.
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