ODORS, RESPONSE AND EFFECTS; THRESHOLD OF SMELL AND MEASUREMENT; ODOR QUANTIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; SEWAGE AND REFUSE; METHODS AND PROCESS OVERVIEW; COMBUSTION; WET SCRUBBING; ADSORPTION; REACTIVE CHEMICALS.

This text is a reference on the treatment of odours and odour control technology. It covers odours emitted by a variety of industrial sources, including wastewater treatment plants, chemical process plants and food industry plants.

Odours have become a priority concern for facility operators, engineers and urban planners who deal with waste and industrial treatment plants. The subjectivity of smell perception, its variability due to frequency and weather conditions, and the complex nature of the substances involved, has long hampered the regulation of odour emissions. This book provides a comprehensive framework for the assessment, measurement and monitoring of odour emissions, and covers: Odour characterization and exposure effects Instruments and methods for sampling and measurement Strategies for odour control Dispersion modelling for odour exposure assessment Odour regulations and policies Procedures for odour impact assessment Case studies: Wastewater treatment, composting, industrial and CAFO plants, and landfill Intended for researchers in environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, and civil engineering, this book is also an invaluable guide for industry professionals working in wastewater treatment, environmental and air analysis, and waste management.

Complaints due to odour annoyance have become a major issue for wastewater treatment plant, waste management, landfill, intensive livestock and other industrial operators as the repeated release of unpleasant odorous emissions can constitute a nuisance to a local population. Traditionally, odour management has been maintained by the use of buffer distances between industry and receptors or by the installation of odour abatement systems that both collect and disperse the emission or treat the emission to acceptable level to limit receptor impact. With the expansion of suburbia and the associated encroachment, residents and industry are coming into closer proximity than in the past. This interaction is unpredictable, complex and difficult to address. Integrated odour impact management approaches involving improved measurement and understanding of odorous emissions, their impact on local receptors, treatment performance and integration in local community relations programs are needed to meet the potential impact due to population growth and increasing global urbanisation. EDITORS Franz-Bernd Frechen, Professor at the University of Kassel, Germany Jean-Michel Guillot, Professor at the École de Mines d’Alès, France Richard Stuetz, Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia Anton P. Van Harreveld, CEO at Odournet