Odour Control: How to Manage Emissions for Compliance
Odour control is essential for reducing emissions and maintaining compliance. Learn practical odour control methods to prevent complaints and manage industrial odour.
Odour control is essential for reducing emissions and maintaining compliance. Learn practical odour control methods to prevent complaints and manage industrial odour.
Odour dispersion modelling is a scientific tool that predicts how odours spread from a site over time. Our technical guide explains the process, key inputs, and iterative scenario testing, helping developers and planners minimise odour impacts, reduce complaints, and support planning and environmental permits.
Odours are subjective, varying from person to person. This makes them hard to measure. But objective odour measurement is possible. The key is using trained assessors, standardised methods, and accredited lab testing. UKAS accreditation to BS EN 13725:2022 ensures results are reliable and accurate. This makes odour data useful for planning, permitting, and environmental investigations.
Olfactometry is the science of measuring odour. Using trained human odour assessors and specialist laboratory equipment, dynamic olfactometry enables us to quantify odour concentration with precision and reliability. Widely used to investigate nuisance complaints, assess environmental impact and evaluate control measures, it remains the gold standard for odour measurement. In this guide, we explain how olfactometry works, why human assessors are essential, and how we ensure accuracy and safety throughout the process.
THE MANY NAMES OF SNIFF SURVEYS Do you know what sniff surveys are? For starters, they have a fair few names. So, depending on who you ask, you may hear it called a ‘field odour survey’, ‘field odour impact survey’, ‘odour survey’, ‘sniff test’, or – as we favour – a ‘sniff survey’. Either way,…
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ODOUR SAMPLING ACCREDITATION At Silsoe Odours, we are well known for our odour expertise and proficiency across all our services. Indeed, we have many wonderful client testimonials to that effect. With this in mind, we are delighted to hold further evidence of this dedication to quality results. In 2019, we received UKAS accreditation for odour…
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