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How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises in the UK.

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This report presents the current state of the practice in odor regulation in the United States and selected countries around the world, reviews the regulatory needs in different territories and presents a  regulatory framework that could be implemented in Minnesota.

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Report on the toxicity of odours by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

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This study presents odour assessment tools and odour emissions in industrial processes.

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This paper focuses on the properties of odours and investigates the relationship between the hedonic tone and odour concentration.

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This study assesses the impact of odors from industrial sources on the subjective well-being (SWB) of North Denver residents, and of four similar communities in Colorado for comparison.

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This paper investigates methods for the evaluation of odor pollution on terrains characterized by complex emission profiles.

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Critical review of regulations for the control of odors.

A critical review of Regulations for the Control Of Odors

Guidelines and considerations to develop odor control regulations.

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This paper investigates the possibility of using electric noses (ENs) to measure odour intensity.

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This paper investigates community perceptions of odor pollution from a landfill in Malaysia.

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This paper studies the impact of swine odor episodes reported by neighbors in North Carolina on daily-life activities.

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This guidance document is designed to help communities who are affected by odour issues take steps to improve the situation.

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A simple guide to show how to install an start using the OdourCollect app.

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L’inquinamento olfattivo è strettamente correlato alle problematiche ambientali e sanitarie, pertanto, necessita di una regolamentazione più rigorosa in Europa. Il coinvolgimento dei cittadini nei processi di controllo e gestione degli odori è vantaggioso per tutte le parti interessate, in quanto promuove l’educazione scientifica, migliora le relazioni e aumenta la fiducia nelle autorità pubbliche

DNOSES Policy Brief in Italian

In the case of landfills, the determination of odour emissions is particularly complex. Up to now, no universally Odour emission rate accepted methodology for sampling and assessing emissions from landfill surfaces has been established. Besides, Odour impact assessment the dependence of such emissions from some crucial environmental variables, such as wind speed, has not been univocally defined yet. In this study, odour dispersion modelling and plume inspections by human assessors were combined in order to estimate the odour emissions from a landfill in Southern Italy.

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Exposure to environmental odour can result in annoyance, health effects and depreciation of property values. Therefore, many jurisdictions classify odour as an atmospheric pollutant and regulate emissions and/or impacts from odour generating activities at a national, state or municipal level. In this work, a critical review of odour regulations in selected jurisdictions of 28 countries is presented.

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Gerhard Schleenstein presents this introductory course for Basic Training on Odour pollution using questionnaires to assess the level of odour annoyance in Chile

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Carlos Diaz presents this introductory course for Basic Training on Odour pollution

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This MOOC offers open access to knowledge, insights and good practices on the issue of odour pollution and contributes to supporting citizen engagement in odour monitoring processes. Learners will generate an understanding of the causes of odour pollution and how it affects lives, whilst exploring some of the key environmental, social/health and economic impacts of odour pollution.

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Odour pollution is linked to environmental and health issues and therefore needs to be more closely regulated in Europe.
The inclusion of citizens in odour regulation and management processes is beneficial for all stakeholders, as it promotes scientific education, improves relationships and increases confidence in public authorities.

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