Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3738
Exploring the link between sulphur-containing compounds and noxious odours at waste management facilities: implications for odour monitoring and mitigation strategies
Luka Traven
Anivija Baldigara
; University of Rijeka Faculty of Engineering, Rijeka, Croatia
Goran Crvelin
; Teaching Institute of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia
Darko Budimir
; Teaching Institute of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia
Dijana Tomić Linšak
; University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia 2 Teaching Institute of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia
Željko Linšak
; University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia 2 Teaching Institute of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
With this study we challenge the widely held assumption that sulphur-containing compounds in ambient air are good indicators of the presence noxious odours near waste management facilities. We analysed an extensive set of olfactometric data and data on the concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and trace sulphur compounds (TSCs) near a waste management facility in Croatia in 2021. The results show that the presence of noxious odours significantly correlates only with the concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan in ambient air but not with other measured TSCs. Thus, in addition to the measurement of pollutants in ambient air, Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control (IPPC) permits should mandate olfactometric measurements to detect and mitigate noxious odours near waste management facilities.
Keywords
bioreactor landfill; Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC); odour measurements; trace sulphur compounds
Hrčak ID:
308235
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Publication date:
27.9.2023.
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