Instrumental characterization of odour: A combination of olfactory and analytical methods

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1603-1609

  Zarra, T ^a   Naddeo, V ^a   Belgiorno, V ^a   Reiser, M ^b   Kranert, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical odour index; Annoyance; Dimethyl disulphide; GC MS; Sensorial analysis; Volatile substances

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ODOUR INDEX; ANNOYANCE; DIMETHYL DISULPHIDE; GC-MS; SENSORIAL ANALYSIS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCES;

SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DIMETHYL SULFIDE;

DIMETHYLSULFIDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

COLORIMETRY; DISULFIDES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; ODORS; SEWAGE; SMELL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 66649100168     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.125     Document Type: Article

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