Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated Approaches
Prolonged exposure to odour emissions causes annoyance which leads to nuisance and consequently to complaints. Different methodologies exist in the literature to evaluate odour impacts, but not all are suitable to assess environmental odour nuisance. Information about their applicability criteria an...
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| description | Prolonged exposure to odour emissions causes annoyance which leads to nuisance and consequently to complaints. Different methodologies exist in the literature to evaluate odour impacts, but not all are suitable to assess environmental odour nuisance. Information about their applicability criteria and comparison, is scarce and referred to short time analysis. The research presents and discusses the application of different methods to characterize and assess odour nuisance around an industrial plant localized in a sensitive area. Experimental activities are carried out through a long-time analysis programme. Field inspections and predictive methods are investigated and compared. A modification of the traditional dispersion modelling approach is proposed in order to adapt its application for the prediction of the odour nuisance. The offensiveness and location factors are identified as key parameters in the quantification of the perceived nuisance. The integrated dispersion modelling multi-level approach is highlighted as the most suitable for defining the plant strategies. The paper provides useful information to characterize environmental odour problems and identify appropriate solutions for an effective management of odorous sources, with the aim of reducing complaints, restoring the proper relationship between odorous plants and the surrounding communities and increasing the overall quality of the environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d305b0b097d44960a6d0a231ed136a862023-11-21T21:48:07ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-05-0112669010.3390/atmos12060690Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated ApproachesTiziano Zarra0Vincenzo Belgiorno1Vincenzo Naddeo2Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, ItalySanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, ItalySanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyProlonged exposure to odour emissions causes annoyance which leads to nuisance and consequently to complaints. Different methodologies exist in the literature to evaluate odour impacts, but not all are suitable to assess environmental odour nuisance. Information about their applicability criteria and comparison, is scarce and referred to short time analysis. The research presents and discusses the application of different methods to characterize and assess odour nuisance around an industrial plant localized in a sensitive area. Experimental activities are carried out through a long-time analysis programme. Field inspections and predictive methods are investigated and compared. A modification of the traditional dispersion modelling approach is proposed in order to adapt its application for the prediction of the odour nuisance. The offensiveness and location factors are identified as key parameters in the quantification of the perceived nuisance. The integrated dispersion modelling multi-level approach is highlighted as the most suitable for defining the plant strategies. The paper provides useful information to characterize environmental odour problems and identify appropriate solutions for an effective management of odorous sources, with the aim of reducing complaints, restoring the proper relationship between odorous plants and the surrounding communities and increasing the overall quality of the environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/6/690air qualityfield inspectionodour impactodour modellingwastewater treatment plant |
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| title | Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated Approaches |
| title_full | Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated Approaches |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated Approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated Approaches |
| title_short | Environmental Odour Nuisance Assessment in Urbanized Area: Analysis and Comparison of Different and Integrated Approaches |
| title_sort | environmental odour nuisance assessment in urbanized area analysis and comparison of different and integrated approaches |
| topic | air quality field inspection odour impact odour modelling wastewater treatment plant |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/6/690 |
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