Chemical characterization of odors due to some industrial and urban facilities in Izmir, Turkey

Dincer F., Muezzinoglu A.

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, cilt.40, sa.22, ss.4210-4219, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 22
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.12.067
  • Dergi Adı: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4210-4219
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: odor concentration, olfactometry, GC-MS, rendering plan, sanitary landfill, petroleum industry
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The relationship between odor concentrations (olfactometry) and chemical concentrations (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, GC-MS) was studied for the odorous air compositions of a rendering plant, a sanitary landfill and an industrial area with large petroleum and petrochemical industries. Samples taken from the university campus located in a non-industrial and non-urban area were also studied for several organic components for comparison. Ambient air samples were taken into special bags by using an odor sampling device designed for field sampling of odors. In the laboratory odorous chemicals in the samples were transferred into adsorbent tubes and analyzed using a combination of thermal desorption and GGMS. Results point to different characteristics of the odorous gases and air in and around the urban and industrial sources.