2010 August A conference on odours is held on 16 September 2010 in the Netherlands.
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2010 April 22 Publisher McGraw-Hill plans to publish a book in 2011 titled 'Odour Impact Assessment' in its Environmental Engineering Book Series.
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2010 March Defra issue new guidance on odour for local authorities.
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2010 Feb 18 OLFAtec GmbH and ecoma GmbH are now fully integrated within the Odournet group, after the official share agreements were signed today.
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2009 November 15 Ecoma GmbH and OLFAtec GmbH will join the Odournet group in a full merger that was agreed after meticulous preparation.
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2009 September 4 All three Odournet laboratories demonstrate full compliance with EN13725 perfomance criteria in the latest international interlaboratory comparison for olfactometry 2009 organised by Olfatec, Germany.
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2009 August 4 PRG Odournet NV is proud to announce that The Institute for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) has granted a research proposal submitted earlier this year.
This funding will be used for the development of olfaMS technology.
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2009 June 12 New analytical lab at PRG Odournet NV.
Friday, 12th of June, PRG Odournet NV announced the official start of a new analytical lab equipped with for example a state-of-the art GC-MS.
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2009 April 15 The Spanish environmental journal InfoEnviro published a paper by various Odournet consultants, Joan Feliubadaló of the Barcelona Regional Environmental Entity and Peter d'Abreton of PAE Holmes Australia on the merits of Calpuff and Gaussian models. SEE MORE
2009 March 30 An odour impact assessment study produced by Odournet was part of an application that helped Thames Water gain planning permission for an extension of Mogden STW, which is located in the London Borough of Hounslow. SEE MORE
2009 March 27 An odour impact assessment study produced by Odournet was part of an application that helped Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) gain planning permission from Norfolk County Council on Friday 20th March to develop a new composting facility at Wood Farm, Marsham, north Norfolk. SEE MORE
2009 March 12 Odournet UK has now encompassed bioaerosols monitoring within it’s scope of capabilities, to complement the full range of odour measurement, complaint resolution, impact assessment and consultancy services they offer. SEE MORE
2008 October 20 PRG Odournet NV moves to new address on Oct 17, 18 and 19. SEE MORE
2008 October 08 Odournet UK Ltd expands its UKAS accreditation scope to include sampling of odours, and is the first in the UK to do so. SEE MORE
2008 October 08 Odournet’s Ton van Harreveld announces the foundation of the International Association of Applied Olfactometry during the gala dinner of the 3rd IWA International Conference on Odours and VOC’s. SEE MORE
2008 October 08 Odournet’s chairman, Ton van Harreveld, presents a paper on recent results of international Inter Laboratory Testing of olfactometry laboratories at the 3rd IWA International Conference on Odours and VOC’s.SEE MORE
2008 October 08 to 10 The 3rd IWA International Conference on Odours and VOC’s is held at the Torre Agbar in Barcelona, attracting a capacity participation of 231 delegates. SEE MORE
2008 Sept 22 Odournet laboratories again demonstrate full compliance with EN13725 perfomance criteria in the latest international interlaboratory comparison for olfactometry 2008 organised by Olfatec, Germany. SEE MORE
2008 May 02 Odournet launches a beta version of a new website to offer information on odour control techniques and its suppliers: Odour Control Network. SEE MORE
2008 May 02 Odournet México is committed to help the Mexican industry to solve their odour related issues. SEE MORE
2008 May 01 The preliminary programme of the 3rd IWA International Conference on Odour and VOC’s is now available on the conference website. SEE MORE
2008 Apr 22 Odournet México met the Governor of Sinaloa C. Jesús Aguilar Padilla, and the Municipal president of Culiacan city C. Jesús Vizcarra Calderón. SEE MORE
2008 Apr 15 A proficiency test for olfactometry is being organised by Olfatec, Germany, providing laboratories with an opportunity to demonstrate compliance with the performace criteria in EN13725. SEE MORE
2008 Apr 1-5 Our CEO Ton van Harreveld visited Odournet México. SEE MORE
2008 Jan PRA Odournet BV performed an extensive odour assessment
at an iron foundry in the Netherlands. SEE MORE
2008 Jan 04 Odournet completes first project for Sukom International, Lebanon. SEE MORE
2007-2008 Odournet México buys you breakfast!. SEE MORE
2007
Nov 5-9 Odournet México will be present at Semana Nacional PYME 2007 in Mexico city. SEE
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2007 Oct 16 Odournet México staff had the honour and pleasure to meet the Governor of the state of Morelos. SEE MORE
2007 Sept “Forum Universal de las Culturas” has been officially inaugurated. Cultural diversity, Knowledge, and Sustainable Development are the core issues of this wonderful global event held in Monterrey. SEE MORE
2007 Sept All three Odournet laboratories for olfactometry demonstrate full compliance with EN13725 perfomance criteria in the latest international interlaboratory comparison for olfactometry 2007 organised by Olfatec, Germany. SEE MORE
2007 Sept Odournet México consultancy team, advised CEA Querétaro on how to measure and control odours in the drainage systems. SEE MORE
2007 Sept The Metropolitan Area of the Environment of Barcelona awards Odournet the contract to produce an odour impact map of the Diagonal Mar/Forum area of Barcelona. SEE MORE
2007 Ago 13 Lic. José Natividad González, Governor of Nuevo Leon (México) inaugurates EGADE Business Accelerator offices. SEE MORE
2007 July Odournet is delighted to announce the 3rd IWA International Conference on Odours and VOCs – Measurement, Regulation and Control Techniques. SEE MORE
2007 July 19 The Área Metropolitana de Barcelona have awarded Odournet S.L. the contract to extend the field panel study of the impacts around the Ecoparc2 waste management facility, near Barcelona. SEE MORE
2007 July 16 Estel·la Pagans Miró, consultant at Odournet Barcelona, successfully defended her PhD thesis. SEE MORE
2007 June 07 As a result of a continuous drive to improve quality, PRG Odournet NV obtained an ISO9001:2000 accreditation for its consultancy operations. SEE MORE
2007 June The Sub-secretary of PYME of
Mexico, Lic. Heriberto Felix Guerra, and the Secretary of Economic
Development of the state of Nuevo Leon will officially inaugurate CIT2
Technological Centre. SEE MORE
2007 June 01 Odournet México is pleased to announce its
collaboration with CIT2 technological Centre “Centro de
Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica”. SEE MORE
2007 May 30 A feasibility study to
implement a local odour law in Mexico city has been carried out by the
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA). SEE MORE
2007 May 15 Environmental Nuisances Conference was held
in the beautiful city of Vancouver, in British Columbia. SEE MORE
2007 May 3-5 International Symposium on Olfaction and
Electronic Noses ISOEN 2007 was held in the beautiful city of
Saint-Petersburg. SEE MORE
2007 March 30 Odournet
México undertakes a simplified sensory measurement campaign with
UAM University. SEE MORE
2007 March 01 Odournet México has published a series of
articles in Spanish to help the industry and regulators to solve their
Odour related problems. SEE MORE
2007 Feb 20 Odournet
laboratories switched over to new type of olfactometer and software. SEE MORE
2007 Feb 7 In June 2007 an
international interlaboratory comparison for olfactometry will be held.
The test is organised by Olfatec, Germany, who have gained experience
in two previous comparisons, in 2003 and 2005. SEE MORE
2007 Jan 8 Odournet holds its regular general Odournet Group
general staff meeting at the end of January at the Vall de Nuria
mountain resort in the Catalan Pyrenees.
2006 Dec 10 AROMA Consult is
the new joint venture between Sodae, laboratory for environmental
analyses, and Odournet, specialised in odour management and impact
assessment. SEE MORE
2006 Dec 6 The CEN working
group on odour assessment using field panels, CEN/TC264/WG27 had its
first meeting at the Haus der Technik VDI headquarters in
Düsseldorf. SEE MORE
2006 Dec 1 Walter Murguia will
be shareholder and director of the new Odournet joint venture Odournet
México S.A. de C.V. in Monterrey, México. SEE MORE
2006 Nov 4 Odournet S.L. of
Barcelona was contracted by the Department of the Environment of the
Catalan regional government to prepare three sectorial guidance
documents aimed at organic waste management, livestock rearing and
wastewater treatment. SEE MORE
2006 Feb 28 The entity responsible for waste management in
Barcelona has awarded OdourNet with the contract to conduct a long
term odour impact study. SEE MORE
2005 Nov 01
OdourNet adopts Aya, a female Tapir in Artis Zoo, Amsterdam. SEE MORE
2005 Oct 27
Hedonic tone standard NVN2818
published. SEE MORE
2005 Oct 14
OdourNet SL has won contract to support environmental
department of the Generalitat de Catalunya. SEE MORE
2005 Oct 14
A job opportunity is open to an odour consultant at
the Amsterdam office. SEE MORE
2005 Ago 11 The report of the June 2005 Interlaboratory
Comparison is now available.
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2005 Jul 01
The University of Milan commissions an Olfaktomat
olfactometer. SEE MORE
2005 Jun 01
OdourNet in Gent,
Belgium, becomes PRG OdourNet NV. SEE MORE
2005
Mar 16 to 18
OdourNet celebrates its ON group meeting in the mountains near
Barcelona. SEE MORE
2004 Dec 09
Lectures from the international conference on Management of
Environmental Odours are now available. SEE MORE
2004 Nov 19 The
international conference on Management of Environmental Odours, which
was held in Cologne, Germany, turned out to be a successful and
fascinating meeting of more than 190 odour specialists from 28
countries. SEE MORE
2004
Nov 16 OdourNet have assisted Thames
Water in gaining a 2 year extension to the time allowed to achieve
compliance to an abatement notice served on Mogden STW by the London
Borough of Houndslow . SEE MORE
2004 Nov 01 OdourNet is
delighted that its Amsterdam office, PRA OdourNet BV, obtained an
ISO9001 accreditation for its consultancy operations. SEE MORE
2004
October The annual audit of the quality
system of the Amsterdam Olfaktolab was concluded with positive results.SEE MORE
2004 Oct
05 Two US scientists have been awarded the Nobel
Prize for Medicine for uncovering the secrets of the sense of smell. SEE MORE
2004 July 27 The programme for the Second
National Conference of the Chartered Institution of Water and
Environmental Management(CIWEM) has recently been published. SEE MORE
2004 July 22
OdourNet has job opportunities for air quality consultants
to become specialists in environmental odour management.SEE MORE
2004 July 01
DGMR acoustical engineers and
OdourNet Holding BV and have agreed to create a joint venture,
Acustinet Ambiente S.L., that will provide acoustic consultancy for the
Spanish market. SEE MORE
2004 July
01 Odournet
introduces a new corporate style, emphasizing its link with Acustinet. SEE MORE
2004 June 18 The preliminary programme for
the VDI conference ‘Odour Management’, Cologne, November 17-19, is now
available on the vdi
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2004 June 16 PRA
OdourNet BV in Amsterdam signed an agreement with Lloyd’s to audit the
ISO9001 quality management system that is now being introduced
throughout the company. SEE MORE
2004 April 4 All Dutch
laboratories will from now on perform odour concentration measurements
in accordance with the new European Standard, EN 13725.SEE MORE
2004 February 24 The
results of the Dutch interlaboratory comparison, held in October 2003,
have been reported (first draft). PRA OdourNet’s laboratory
participated in the comparison, with the three other accredited Dutch
odour laboratories. SEE MORE
2004 January 31 OdourNet
UK Ltd gets the green light form UKAS and its odour laboratory is now
accredited under ISO17025.
For details contact Lucy Cope,
telephone +44 1225 868869. SEE MORE
2003 October 30 Tokyo
- OdourNet presents paper at international odour conference in Tokyo,
organised by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and the Japanese
Association for Olfactometry. SEE MORE
2003 August 3 Update of the
NeR emission guideline published in The Netherlands.
A new version of the NeR emissions guideline (in Dutch) has been
published by InfoMil. SEE MORE
2003 July 24
Amsterdam – PRA OdourNet laboratory ISO17025 accreditation scope K077
now includes ISO 6143 certification of reference gases n-butanol and
SF6 in nitrogen, as well as instrumental calibration of dilution
devices under EN13725. SEE MORE
2003 May 27
Amsterdam - OdourNet laboratory scope ISO17025 accreditation scope for
olfactometry now under testing accreditation L403. SEE MORE
2003 April 24 NEN
initiates hedonic tone standard NVN2818 working group.
Frans Vossen of PRA OdourNet joins a technical working group that has
been formed to prepare a Netherlands Pre-Standard, NVN2818, for
measurement of hedonic tone of odour samples. SEE MORE
2003 April 16
European olfactometry standard EN13725 approved and published.
The vote among CEN members on EN13725 ‘Air Quality - Odour
concentration using dynamic olfactometry’ was cast in November 2002. SEE MORE
2002 December 22 UK
- DEFRA consultation document entitled “Consultation on proposals for
the statutory control of odour & other nuisance from sewage
treatment works” (DEFRA 2002) puts forward four regulatory
alternatives for controlling odour nuisance from wastewater treatment. SEE MORE
2002 November
United Kingdom – Environment agency publishes H4 horizontal guidance for odours in IPPC Part 1 and
Part 2. SEE
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