Combining Ordinary Kriging with wind directions to identify sources of industrial odors in Portland, Oregon.

ABSTRACT: This study combines Ordinary Kriging, odor monitoring, and wind direction data to demonstrate how these elements can be applied to identify the source of an industrial odor. The specific case study used as an example of how to address this issue was the University Park neighborhood of Portland, Oregon (USA) where residents frequently complain about industrial odors, and suspect the main source to be a nearby Daimler Trucks North America LLC manufacturing plant. We collected 19,665 odor observations plus 105,120 wind measurements, using an automated weather station to measure winds in the area at five-minute intervals, logging continuously from December 2014 through November 2015, while we also measured odors at 19 locations, three times per day, using methods from the American Society of t

SUBMITTER: Eckmann TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5791939 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature