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Exploring the link between sulphur-containing compounds and noxious odours at waste management facilities: implications for odour monitoring and mitigation strategies

Published:2023-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:74 Page:179-186
ISSN:1848-6312
Container-title:Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
language:en
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Author:

Traven Luka¹²,Baldigara Anivija³,Crvelin Goran²,Budimir Darko²,Linšak Dijana Tomić¹²,Linšak Željko¹²

Affiliation:

1. 1 University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine , Rijeka , Croatia

2. 2 Teaching Institute of Public Health , Rijeka , Croatia

3. 3 University of Rijeka Faculty of Engineering , Rijeka , Croatia

Abstract

Abstract With this study we challenge the widely held assumption that sulphur-containing compounds in ambient air are good indicators of the presence noxious odours near waste management facilities. We analysed an extensive set of olfactometric data and data on the concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and trace sulphur compounds (TSCs) near a waste management facility in Croatia in 2021. The results show that the presence of noxious odours significantly correlates only with the concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan in ambient air but not with other measured TSCs. Thus, in addition to the measurement of pollutants in ambient air, Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control (IPPC) permits should mandate olfactometric measurements to detect and mitigate noxious odours near waste management facilities.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Toxicology

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3738

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