An acute taste and odour episode solved by olfactory GC-MS

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 223-230

  Bruchet, Auguste ^a   Hochereau, C ^a   Campos, C ^a  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

Author keywords

2 EDD; 2 EMD; Drinking water; Olfactory GC MC; Olive odour; Polyester resins

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; POLYESTERS; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT); WATER QUALITY;

OLIVE ODOUR; SWEET-FRUITY ODOUR;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; OLIGOMER; PLASTICIZER; POLYESTER;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; POLYESTERS; POTABLE WATER; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT); WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DRINKING WATER; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; SAMPLING; TASTE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA; TASTE ACUITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

DIOXOLANES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ODORS; POLYESTERS; SOUTH AMERICA; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34247529919     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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