Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7140479 Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2018 29 Pages PDF
Abstract
In order to elucidate our approach we focused our work on a four months survey at a residential site close to an integral cycle steel plant in Trieste (Italy). Odor Control Map proved to be a promising tool to provide valuable visualization support for following the dynamic evolution of the system with time. It allowed us to, for example, identify the relationships among sensor responses in different air types; follow the changes of air types with time. identify possible malodor sources; experimentally evaluate the frequency and duration of air types classified as malodorous. Furthermore, this first application highlighted the possible method improvements that have to be tested in different real environmental scenarios to obtain more robust and refined models. Considering that different annoyances (e.g., odor, noise, presence of specific chemical compounds) can cause possible synergistic health effects, Odor Control Map is a suitable tool to integrate data deriving from different and independent analysis/monitoring to obtain a more comprehensive knowledge on complex environmental phenomena involving dwellings close to industrial plants.
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