Odour intensity and hedonic tone - Important parameters to describe odour annoyance to residents?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 83-92

  Both, Ralf ^a   Sucker, K ^a   Winneke, G ^b   Koch, E ^c  

^a North Rhine Westphalia State Environment Agency   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Min of Environ Conservation Agric   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Field measurements; Immision limit values; Odour frequency; Odour impact

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

HEDONIC TONE; ODOR FREQUENCY;

ODORS;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ODOR;

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ODOR CONTROL; OLFACTOMETRY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4644345293     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0227     Document Type: Article

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