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Tag: Odour Sampling

Odour sample bag connected to an olfactometer for odour sample testing

Odour Sample Testing: How to Collect & Send Samples Safely

Learn how to collect, store and send odour samples safely for accurate laboratory testing. This guide explains best practice odour sampling methods and how to ensure reliable, UKAS-accredited testing results.

Split image showing historical and current olfactometry testing at Silsoe Odours, marking 20 years of accredited odour testing.

Celebrating 20 Years of Accredited Odour Testing

Silsoe Odours celebrates 20 years of UKAS accredited odour testing and sampling. Accredited by UKAS to BS EN 13725:2022, we provide robust, regulator-ready odour measurement to support planning applications, environmental permits and complaint investigations across the UK.

Dhruv Joshi, Odour Consultant at Silsoe Odours, conducts biofilter odour sampling using the sheet cover method.

HOW SHEET COVER ODOUR SAMPLING IS CRUCIAL FOR BIOFILTER SUCCESS

Many industries have operational processes that create odour. For example, wastewater treatment plants, composting facilities, rendering plants, agriculture and food processing. In all these cases, effective odour control is important for compliance with environmental regulations, and the well-being of the community. A good way to reduce the impact of these odours is to treat them…
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The odour consultants at Silsoe Odours carrying out stack sampling

STACK SAMPLING: HOW TO DESIGN AN EFFECTIVE STACK

  AN EFFECTIVE STACK REDUCES ODOUR IMPACT Odour emissions can pose a risk to the well-being of nearby communities. One way to mitigate this risk is to install a stack that helps emissions to disperse before reaching a human nose. Designing an effective stack is crucial as it can be a costly process. However, installing…
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Robert Sneath, expert odour consultant at Silsoe Odours, performing UKAS accredited odour sampling and measurements on site

How to Choose the Right Odour Consultant for Your Site

Selecting the right odour consultant is critical for accurate odour measurement, compliance, planning and operational efficiency. Learn what to look for in experience, accreditation and Safe Contractor status.

At Silsoe Odours we manufacture and test Nalophan odour sample bags in our UKAS-accredited laboratory.

LOOKING FOR UKAS ACCREDITED ODOUR SAMPLING AND LABORATORY? MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

UKAS ACCREDITED ODOUR SAMPLING & LABORATORY As an odour consultancy, the quality of our work at Silsoe Odours must be exemplary at all times. In fact, in this year’s annual satisfaction survey, 92% of our clients told us that technical expertise is ‘important’ or ‘very important’. We focus heavily on providing the most accurate and…
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Silsoe Odours expert uses a Lindvall Hood to collect an odour sample.

Odour Measurement: How to Measure Odour

At Silsoe Odours, we can objectively measure, assess and analyse odours in line with international odour measurement standards. In this article, we explore how to measure odour, with a particular focus on the odour measurement equipment used for both sampling and testing.

The Silsoe Odours team have achieved UKAS accreditaiton for on-site odour sampling activities

SILSOE ODOURS RECEIVES ODOUR SAMPLING ACCREDITATION FROM UKAS

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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