A comparative and critical evaluation of odour assessment methods on a landfill site

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 7050-7058

  Capelli, Laura ^a   Sironi, Selena ^a   Del Rosso, Renato ^a   Céntola, Paolo ^a   Il Grande, Massimiliano ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Progress Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic olfactometry; Electronic nose; Gas chromatography; Odour concentration; Odour emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ODORS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DYNAMIC OLFACTOMETRY; ELECTRONIC NOSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ODOUR CONCENTRATION; ODOUR EMISSIONS;

LAND FILL;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LANDFILL; ODOR;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LANDFILL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLFACTOMETRY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 51349121390     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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