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.
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.
Learn how to conduct an effective odour impact assessment with Silsoe Odours. This step-by-step guide explains odour sampling surveys, sniff surveys, dispersion modelling, and laboratory testing in compliance with BS EN 13725:2022. Discover how scientific data on odour sources can help operators mitigate emissions, maintain environmental permit compliance, and demonstrate proactive odour management to regulators.
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.
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.
HEDONIC TONE ODOUR ASSESSMENTS In brief, a hedonic tone odour assessment is a subjective testing process. It is an odour service we offer that measures the level of pleasure, or displeasure, that specific odours create when they come into contact with the human nose. We then give a ‘score’ to each odour. Our highly trained…
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