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Odour Nuisance Monitoring
Odours are subjected to regulations in many countries, and acceptability criteria for odour impacts are established in terms of frequency of...
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Odour impact assessment using kinetics and optimization: case studies on removal of multiple volatile organo-sulphur compounds from sewage wastewater using porous functional materials
Expanding industries and booming population have led to the increase in the installation of wastewater and sewer systems, even in close proximity to...
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Odour and indoor air quality hazards in railway cars: an Australian mixed methods case study
PurposeThis case study aimed to diagnose the cause(s) of a seasonal, and objectionable odour reported by travellers and drivers in the railway cars...
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Organic Compounds in Paper Mill Wastewaters
This chapter is focused on the problem caused by the effluent discharges from paper and pulp mills. At present, three aspects should be considered in...
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Odour map** and air quality analysis of a wastewater treatment plant at a seaside tourist area
Although wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a fundamental role in protecting the aquatic environment as they prevent organic matter, nutrients...
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Combined assessment of health hazard and odour impact of soils at a contaminated site: a case study on a defunct pharmaceuticals factory in China
Surveys and assessments of contaminated sites primarily focus on hazardous pollutants in the soil with less attention paid to odorants. This makes...
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Industrial odour pollution and human health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectiveTo conduct a systematic review to evaluate the association between residential or occupational short- and long–term exposure to odour...
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Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Environments
This chapter provides an overview of the types, sources and current techniques for characterising volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in nonindustrial...
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Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Products and Materials in Indoor Environments
Building products, furnishings and other indoor materials often emit volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs). With respect to a...
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Assessment of dimethyl sulphide odorous emissions during coal extraction process in Coal Mine Velenje
Underground coal extraction at Coal Mine Velenje occasionally gives rise to odour complaints from local residents. This manuscript describes a robust...
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Air, Noise and Odour Pollution and Control Technologies
One of the major and pressing challenges in today’s world faced by developed and develo** nations alike is atmospheric pollution in the form of...
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Sensory Evaluation of Indoor Air Pollution Sources
The basic biological principles of the perception mechanisms for odour and irritants are fairly well understood. Much more uncertain is how these...
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Atmospheric parameters play an important role in driving hydrogen sulphide concentrations in ambient air near waste management centres
Emissions of odorous compounds are major contributors to public opposition when siting waste management facilities. Thus, it is essential to...
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Volatile Organic Compounds: The Concealed Depreciator of Indoor Air Quality
Since the average time spent by the people at home and at work has increased significantly over the last few decades, the quality of the indoor...
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Real-time emission characteristics, health risks, and olfactory effects of VOCs released from soil disturbance during the remediation of an abandoned chemical pesticide industrial site
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released along with soil disturbance during the remediation of abandoned industrial sites have attracted great...
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Human health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in oil-based drill cuttings of shale gas
Waste oil-based drill cuttings contain dioxins and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which have the potential to cause serious health effects in...
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Pharmaceutically active compounds in aqueous environment: recent developments in their fate, occurrence and elimination for efficient water purification
The existence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in the water is a major concern for environmentalists due to their deleterious effects on...
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Pollution and risk assessment of phenolic compounds in drinking water sources from South-Western Nigeria
This study reports the occurrence and risk assessment of 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP), phenol (PHE), and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) in drinking...
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Enhanced adsorption of phenolic compounds using biomass-derived high surface area activated carbon: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics
The progress of industrial and agricultural pursuits, along with the release of inadequately treated effluents especially phenolic pollutant, has...
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Biotechnological Interventions for Production of Flavour and Fragrance Compounds
Flavour and aroma are the important attributes which determine the sensory perception of food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. Traditionally,...