Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide
When it comes to air pollution complaints, odours are often the most significant contributor. Sources of odour emissions range from natural to anthropogenic. Mitigation of odour can be challenging, multifaceted, site-specific, and is often confounded by its complexity—defined by existing (or non-exi...
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| author | Anna Bokowa Carlos Diaz Jacek A. Koziel Michael McGinley Jennifer Barclay Günther Schauberger Jean-Michel Guillot Robert Sneath Laura Capelli Vania Zorich Cyntia Izquierdo Ilse Bilsen Anne-Claude Romain Maria del Carmen Cabeza Dezhao Liu Ralf Both Hugo Van Belois Takaya Higuchi Landon Wahe |
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| description | When it comes to air pollution complaints, odours are often the most significant contributor. Sources of odour emissions range from natural to anthropogenic. Mitigation of odour can be challenging, multifaceted, site-specific, and is often confounded by its complexity—defined by existing (or non-existing) environmental laws, public ordinances, and socio-economic considerations. The objective of this paper is to review and summarise odour legislation in selected European countries (France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium), North America (the USA and Canada), and South America (Chile and Colombia), as well as Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) and Asia (Japan, China). Many countries have incorporated odour controls into their legislation. However, odour-related assessment criteria tend to be highly variable between countries, individual states, provinces, and even counties and towns. Legislation ranges from (1) no specific mention in environmental legislation that regulates pollutants which are known to have an odour impact to (2) extensive details about odour source testing, odour dispersion modelling, ambient odour monitoring, (3) setback distances, (4) process operations, and (5) odour control technologies and procedures. Agricultural operations are one specific source of odour emissions in rural and suburban areas and a model example of such complexities. Management of agricultural odour emissions is important because of the dense consolidation of animal feeding operations and the advance of housing development into rural areas. Overall, there is a need for continued survey, review, development, and adjustment of odour legislation that considers sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and socio-economic realities, all of which are amenable to a just, site-specific, and sector-specific application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e5c443cb6df4621970804465c5e71cb2023-12-03T12:17:10ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-02-0112220610.3390/atmos12020206Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations WorldwideAnna Bokowa0Carlos Diaz1Jacek A. Koziel2Michael McGinley3Jennifer Barclay4Günther Schauberger5Jean-Michel Guillot6Robert Sneath7Laura Capelli8Vania Zorich9Cyntia Izquierdo10Ilse Bilsen11Anne-Claude Romain12Maria del Carmen Cabeza13Dezhao Liu14Ralf Both15Hugo Van Belois16Takaya Higuchi17Landon Wahe18EOC Environmental Odour Consulting Corp, Oakville, ON L6J 2Y2, CanadaAmbiente et Odora S.L., 48001 Bilbao, SpainDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USASt. Croix Sensory Inc., Stillwater, MN 55082, USAAtmospheric Science Global Ltd., Auckland 0600, New ZealandWG Environmental Health, Department for Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaEnvironmental Engineering, LSR, IMT Mines Alès, 30319 Alès, FranceSilsoe Odours Ltd., Silsoe, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK45 4HP, UKPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, 20133 Milano, ItalyEcometrika, The Synergy Group, Santiago 1030000, ChileAmbiente et Odora S.L., 48001 Bilbao, SpainVITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, BelgiumUniversity of Liege, 8362 Arlon, BelgiumDirectorate of Sectorial and Urban Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Bogota 110311, ColombiaCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaNorth Rhine—WestphaliaOffice for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV), 45133 Essen, GermanyVan Belois Environmental Services, 6812 DM Arnhem, The NetherlandsGraduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 755-8611, JapanDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USAWhen it comes to air pollution complaints, odours are often the most significant contributor. Sources of odour emissions range from natural to anthropogenic. Mitigation of odour can be challenging, multifaceted, site-specific, and is often confounded by its complexity—defined by existing (or non-existing) environmental laws, public ordinances, and socio-economic considerations. The objective of this paper is to review and summarise odour legislation in selected European countries (France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium), North America (the USA and Canada), and South America (Chile and Colombia), as well as Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) and Asia (Japan, China). Many countries have incorporated odour controls into their legislation. However, odour-related assessment criteria tend to be highly variable between countries, individual states, provinces, and even counties and towns. Legislation ranges from (1) no specific mention in environmental legislation that regulates pollutants which are known to have an odour impact to (2) extensive details about odour source testing, odour dispersion modelling, ambient odour monitoring, (3) setback distances, (4) process operations, and (5) odour control technologies and procedures. Agricultural operations are one specific source of odour emissions in rural and suburban areas and a model example of such complexities. Management of agricultural odour emissions is important because of the dense consolidation of animal feeding operations and the advance of housing development into rural areas. Overall, there is a need for continued survey, review, development, and adjustment of odour legislation that considers sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and socio-economic realities, all of which are amenable to a just, site-specific, and sector-specific application.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/2/206odour legislationair qualityair pollutionodorsmellodour units |
| spellingShingle | Anna Bokowa Carlos Diaz Jacek A. Koziel Michael McGinley Jennifer Barclay Günther Schauberger Jean-Michel Guillot Robert Sneath Laura Capelli Vania Zorich Cyntia Izquierdo Ilse Bilsen Anne-Claude Romain Maria del Carmen Cabeza Dezhao Liu Ralf Both Hugo Van Belois Takaya Higuchi Landon Wahe Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide Atmosphere odour legislation air quality air pollution odor smell odour units |
| title | Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide |
| title_full | Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide |
| title_fullStr | Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide |
| title_short | Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide |
| title_sort | summary and overview of the odour regulations worldwide |
| topic | odour legislation air quality air pollution odor smell odour units |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/2/206 |
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