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This chapter contains information about application of the electronic nose type instruments to evaluation of ambient air odour quality connected with such sectors of human activity as municipal landfills or sewage treatment plants. The authors present potential sources of emission from these sectors, characterize the chemical compounds responsible for presence of unpleasant odours, describe the influence of those compounds on human health and related discomfort. Legal aspects pertaining to admissible odour concentration levels in selected countries are also presented. The chapter describes instrumental and sensory methods utilized for determination of odour concentration, odour intensity, or hedonic quality. The chemical sensors potentially and currently employed in the electronic nose type devices are also characterized. Moreover, the future prospects of application of the electronic nose instruments to evaluation of ambient air with respect to odour nuisance are discussed.

Authors

• dr hab. inż. Jacek Gębicki link open in new tab ,
• dr inż. Bartosz Szulczyński link open in new tab ,
• dr inż. Hubert Byliński link open in new tab ,
• Paulina Kolasińska link open in new tab ,
• dr inż. Tomasz Dymerski link open in new tab ,
• prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Namieśnik link open in new tab