Today, the over 50 volunteers that are working on the first International Handbook on the Assessment of Odour Exposure by using Dispersion Modelling reached their first milestone. The first draft of this handbook, was just released (only available for the volunteers) and it has, at this stage, 289 pages of information on the topic.

   The group has had already 20 monthly meetings since the very first meeting took place the 27th of August 2020. This development is being led by Ms. Jennifer Barclay, principal scientist of Atmospheric Science Global (ASG) in New Zealand and Dr. Günther Schauberger, professor of the University of Veterinary Medicine of Vienna, Austria.

    An Energy Development Facility (EDF) has been evaluated as an odor source to optimize the evaluation of odor persistency. The objectives were to identify the odor characteristics and intensity from the EDF and to determine the relative contribution and variability of the different odors emitted.

   The method includes using the Odor Profile Method to identify each odor character and intensity and using olfactometry as an odor dilution system to determine the persistency of the odor, i.e., the rate of decrease of an odor with dilution. The results showed that air coming from the EDF can pose a rancid and sweet odor nuisance for the community near the EDF and possibly a weak musty odor nuisance for the area further away from the EDF.