Odor frequency and odor annoyance. Part I: Assessment of frequency, intensity and hedonic tone of environmental odors in the field

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 671-682

  Sucker, Kirsten ^a   Both, Ralf ^b   Bischoff, Michael ^c   Guski, Rainer ^d   Winneke, Gerhard ^e  

^a iku GmbH   (Germany)

^b North Rhine Westphalia State Agency for Nature   (Germany)

^c deBAKOM GmbH   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Field study; Frequency; Hedonic tone; Intensity; Odor perception

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE; IRON; VEGETABLE OIL;

AIR POLLUTION; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; ODOR CONTROL; OLFACTOMETRY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY MEMORY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SMELLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ODORS; PERCEPTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SMELL;

EID: 40349116653     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0259-z     Document Type: Article

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