Industrial Odor Source Identification Based on Wind Direction and Social Participation.

ABSTRACT: Industrial odors have been a major concern in many communities in Colorado (USA). Odor source identification is important for any mitigation strategy. The aim of this work was to identify odor sources using wind direction and odor data collected by social participation. For more than one year residents reported time, date, location and description of the odor occurrence by means of a smartphone technology. The odor spatial distribution and wind roses generated from local stations were used to identify odor sources. The majority of odor reports happened in North Denver (57%) and Greeley (33%). North Denver analysis showed that a single facility that manufactures pet food was responsible for the pet food odor (the most reported odor, 81 reports). Dead animal and sewage odors were associated

SUBMITTER: Eltarkawe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6479448 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature