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Tag: Environmental Compliance

Odour consultants collecting odour samples from an industrial stack sampling port.

Stack Sampling for Odour Emissions

Stack sampling measures odour emissions directly from stacks, flues and vents. It provides reliable data for compliance, planning and odour assessment.

Residential housing located near an industrial facility, illustrating the agent of change principle in UK planning and odour risk assessment.

The “Agent of Change” Principle & Odour Risk in Planning

Understand the agent of change principle and how it affects odour risk in UK planning applications. Includes developer responsibilities and typical mitigation approaches.

Laboratory technician handling odour sampling bags in the pre-lab area of Silsoe Odours' UKAS-accredited odour testing laboratory

UKAS-Accredited Odour Testing Laboratory & Sampling Services

UKAS-accredited odour testing laboratory providing sampling and analysis services to support planning, permitting and environmental compliance.

Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) showing a visible emission plume escaping from an industrial stack during fugitive emissions monitoring, in line with the standard EN 17628:2022.

EN 17628:2022 Explained: Fugitive Emissions & Optical Gas Imaging for LDAR Surveys

EN 17628:2022 sets out a structured approach for monitoring fugitive emissions using optical gas imaging (OGI) within LDAR surveys. This article explains what the standard means in practice and why it is important for compliance, environmental performance and regulatory assurance on industrial sites.

Odour Panel Members are crucial to the odour testing process

An Overview of Odour Testing

Learn how Silsoe Odours tests and analyses odours using UKAS-accredited methods. Understand the process of odour testing, including odour panels and how results remain objective.

Three-panel image comparing odour assessment methods: odour sampling survey using specialised equipment, sniff survey with wind measurement, and odour dispersion modelling map on screen.

Odour Assessment Methods: Which One Should You Use?

A practical guide comparing odour assessment methods, including sampling surveys, sniff surveys and dispersion modelling.

Industrial site located near residential housing illustrating potential odour pollution impacts on communities and businesses.

Odour Pollution: Economic, Social & Regulatory Impacts

Odour pollution can have wide-ranging economic, social and regulatory impacts, affecting businesses, communities and compliance obligations. This article explains the key consequences of odour pollution.

Odour control equipment at an industrial facility.

Odour Control Equipment: Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Odour control equipment is essential for effective industrial odour management, but simple mistakes can reduce efficiency, increase costs, and risk compliance. This blog highlights the most common errors in selecting and operating odour control equipment and explains how to avoid them to keep your site effective, efficient, and complaint-free.

Ammonia air sample analysis in a specialist laboratory using analytical equipment

The Best Way to Manage Air Quality & Ammonia

Ammonia is a colourless gas that can impact air quality, health, soil and water bodies. Understanding its sources, monitoring methods, and regulatory requirements helps industrial and agricultural operators reduce environmental and community risks. Discover best practices for ammonia management, including sampling, laboratory analysis and emission reduction strategies.

Aerial shot of an industrial site showing potential odour sources

Common Industrial Odour Sources: How to Identify, Assess & Manage Odour Risks

Learn how to identify and manage industrial odour sources, reduce emissions, prevent complaints and stay compliant with odour regulations.