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Authors

  • Paulo Belli Filho Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental - UFSC
  • Guy Martin École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes

Abstract

Olfactometry is becoming a tool for evaluation of air quality in areas exposed to unpleasant odour that emanates from industries, sewage treatment plants, solid waste landfills and animal waste handling, among others. The scientific basis of this method as well as its potential use are discussed here. Analyses of samples of either gas emission or the air are carried out by a jury of people selected and trained to make such evaluations, so that the critical points of a region and nuisance levels may be identified. Evaluations are made by determining the odorant intensity and/or the dilution factor of the odorous threshold (K50) by comparing them with standard chemical compounds (1-butanol or pyridine) and with an olfactometer, respectively. This paper shows the results of studies on odour emissions from pig waste.

Author Biography

Paulo Belli Filho, Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental - UFSC

Graduado em Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Mestrado em Hidráulica e Saneamento pela Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos e Doutorado em Quimica Industrial e Ambiental - Universite de Rennes I. Pós-doutorado na Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. Professor Associado do Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Published

1998-01-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (1998)

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