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The New Olfactometric Laboratory according to the Standard NTC 5880 in Medellin, Colombia

lab GSA olfactometric   The Colombian companies GSA and TQI have joined forces to create the first olfactometric laboratory in Colombia not linked to a public sector. This lab is in the process of accreditation for the ISO/IEC 17025:05 according to the Colombian Norm NTC 5880, Air Quality. Determination of Odour Concentration by Dynamic Olfactometry.

   The olfactometer used by GSA/TQI is the recent Scentroid SC300 and will allow to the industries in Colombia with a way to comply with the Resolution 1541 of 2013 approved by the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.

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How a European Standard about odours was born in 1991

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Photo: referendum in Ukraine
in December 1991.

  It was around 24 years ago in Amsterdam. To be precise the 2nd of December, 1991. At the same time that Mikhail Gorbachev was thinking about resigning as President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a group of enthusiasts met to discuss about the first standard about odour concentration measurement. Today, 33 countries of Europe are using this standard to measure odour concentration. But that was not easy a few years back.

   To start with this history we should go back to 1984.

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The 8th Meeting of the group dealing with the updating of the Standard EN 13725 took place in Amsterdam

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  The 8th meeting of the group dealing with the revision of the EN 13725 took place in Amsterdam at the begining of June. Some important issues have being discussed.

   This time the list of participants was not as large as in previous meeting. Just 15 people met in Amsterdam. However the list of actions approved was really high, as 23 actions were taken.

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