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E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 28, 2018
X-th Scientific Conference Air Protection in Theory and Practice
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Article Number | 01012 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20182801012 | |
Published online | 10 January 2018 |
Instrumental measurement of odour nuisance in city agglomeration using electronic nose
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Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 G. Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
* Corresponding author: bartosz.szulczynski@pg.edu.pl
The paper describes an operation principle of odour nuisance monitoring network in a city agglomeration. Moreover, it presents the results of investigation on ambient air quality with respect to odour obtained during six-month period. The investigation was carried out using a network comprised of six prototypes of electronic nose and Nasal Ranger field olfactometers employed as a reference method. The monitoring network consisted of two measurement stations localized in a vicinity of crude oil processing plant and four stations localized near the main emitters of volatile odorous compounds such as sewage treatment plant, municipal landfill, phosphatic fertilizer production plant. The electronic nose prototype was equipped with a set of six semiconductor sensors by FIGARO Co. and one PID-type sensor. The field olfactometers were utilized for determination of mean concentration of odorants and for calibration of the electronic nose prototypes in order to provide their proper operation. Mean monthly values of odour concentration depended on the site of measurement and on meteorological parameters. They were within 0 – 6.0 ou/m3 range. Performed investigations revealed the possibility of electronic nose instrument application as a tool for monitoring of odour nuisance.
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