Olores.org Newsletter November 2025

   The first edition of the 24-hour Odor Management Marathon (24h-MOM) successfully concluded on November 12, 2025, uniting experts from all five continents in an innovative virtual format that rotated sequentially through Oceania, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America.

   The event, organiz/sed by the global organiz/sations CASANZ, A&WMA, AMIGO, JAOE, WEF, IEEE, ISOCS, DOS, IWA, KLOPC, AIDIC, and VDI, and the coordination of olores.org addressed more than 10 key topics through presentations and roundtables, fostering the exchange of scientific, regulatory, and technological advances in odor/odour management.

   The journal Atmosphere invites researchers to contribute to the 2nd edition of the special issue "Environmental Odour," focusing on odour emissions, dispersion, measurement, modelling, and impact assessment across sectors like waste management, agriculture, and industry.

   The submission deadline has been extended to May 11, 2026, providing plenty of time for authors to prepare high-quality manuscripts. Full details, including scope and submission guidelines, are available on the special issue webpage.

   In Ipswich, Queensland, Australia residents have for some time reported persistent odours coming from nearby industrial and waste facilities at Swanbank and New Chum. These odours have caused discomfort and concern among the community, with some attributing health issues like respiratory problems and nausea to the pollution. The situation prompted local leaders and government authorities to take notice after many residents raised complaints.

   To address these concerns, a Public Health Inquiry was initiated by the government to investigate the impact of these odours on community health. The Inquiry aimed to collect evidence and testimonies from residents, experts, and industry operators. The goal was to assess the extent of harm, identify causes, and recommend actions. The final report from the Swanbank Public Health Inquiry has been finally published this Wednesday, 19 November, and can be accessed at this link.

   The 11th Conference “Odours in the Environment,” organized by the German Association of Engineers (VDI) held on November 18-19, 2025, at the Wyndham Grand Salzburg Conference Centre in Salzburg, Austria, was a successful event. The presentations were of excellent quality, covering a wide range of topics such as odour dispersion modelling, odour emission and ambient air measurements, legal aspects, and practical case studies. The conference featured engaging keynote lectures, workshops, and discussions that attracted experts and professionals from the odour management field.

The Germans have been working for four years now on the new odour regulation included in Annex 7 of the TA Luft (Air Quality Law). This VDI conference addressed many of the questions and cases that have arisen during these four years of the law’s implementation. The number of cases is huge; in fact, three clarifications have already been issued to clarify certain points of the TALuft.

   All the papers presented during the Conference on Odour Management in the Environment, OLORES25, held in Santiago in April 2025, have been gradually published over the lasts months. Finally, all the papers have been published, and you can find them here, gathered in a single article.

   On this occasion, the conference was organized by the AMIGO Association with the collaboration of Olores.org, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Chile and Andrés Bello University, and supported by TSG Environmental, Ecolife,Proterm, Odour Solution, Salimax, Xylem, and Tholander. This International Conference on Odour Management in the Environment took place on April 9th and 10th, 2025, at the Casona de las Condes Campus of Andrés Bello University in Santiago (Chile).