Odour Assessment and Management



This course is available at these future events:
Gold Coast 2010

This course provides a practical grounding in the principles of odour monitoring (ambient and source), assessment and control. Regulatory frameworks for odour assessment and management are examined. This is a practical course which includes field activities, including visiting an odour laboratory to odour-generating operations.  The course uses extensive reference to case studies.   

ISSUES ADDRESSED

The practical challenges of effective odour management include scientific, engineering and social aspects.

  • Principles of odour measurement and assessment: Human response to odours; Methods of quantification; How much odour is too much ?
  • Odour sampling issues: Problems of area sources and different methods; How to decide which approach; Stack sampling; Sample storage and transport
  • Planning and Assessment for Odours: Estimating emissions; Odour modelling; Assessment criteria; Exposure analysis; Uncertainty
  • Odour Management: Licence conditions; Understanding and managing odour sources; Dealing with complaints; Dealing with community and regulatory pressures; Automated management systems
  • New developments in odour management such as real-time and reactive management systems for industrial facility applications are presented.  A number of case studies will be used to illustrate the main issues.

The second day of the course includes a half day of field activities, demonstrating how the above principles are implemented in practice.

WHAT DO YOU GET ?

  • Access to a leading Australian practitioner
  • Course notes and CD-ROM
  • Practical understanding and tools to help you address odour management problems in your workplace
  • Australian case studies and exercises
  • Field activities including a visit to an odour laboratory  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?

Environmental managers; Air quality managers; Regulatory agency officers; Local government environmental officers; Consultants; Researchers 


PRESENTERS:
Robin Ormerod