title: Measurement techniques for assessing the olfactory impact of municipal sewage treatment plants.
abstract: The study presents information about the measurement techniques used for the assessment of air quality in terms of the olfactory intensity resulting from the operation of municipal sewage treatment plants. Advantages and disadvantages of the measurement techniques used are presented. Sources of malodourous substance emission from sewage treatment plants were described, and the malodourous substances emitted were characterised. Trends in development of analysis and monitoring of the malodourous substances in the air were also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 Street, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland. jacek.gebicki@pg.gda.pl.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gebicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 Street, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Byliński
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 Street, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namieśnik
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis*; D012903:Smell; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage
keywords: Electronic nose; Measurement techniques; Olfactometry; Sewage treatment plants