odour impact assessment

Assessment of the odour impact posed by an industrial installation is a complex process that involves consideration of a range of factors, including the odour intensity, frequency and duration of exposure, and offensiveness of the odour generated; as well as the odour sensitivity of the residents of the receiving environment.

Odournet are fully conversant with all odour impact assessment techniques currently in use in Europe and their practical implementation, and offer these techniques through any of the Odournet offices.

Examples of our impact assessment methods include:

Mathematical odour dispersion modelling studies
(for new and existing installations)
Odour exposure assessment by direct field inspection
(e.g. VDI 3940 and prEN264086)
Real time odour monitoring and exposure profiling
Community monitoring and odour complaint analysis