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Viscose odors in ambient air

A Study of the relationship between the detectability of viscose odors and concentrations of H2S and CS2 in ambient air

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The odor problem around a viscose rayon factory in Arnhem, The Netherlands, was studied quantitatively in a 4 mo program. Methods were developed to relate systematic odor observations in the field to momentary concentrations of two different tracer gases (H2S and CS2). Also a relationship between odor observations and 1 h average CS2-concentrations was assessed. A simple method is described to characterize the long term average odor detectability in the vicinity of the source, and to estimate the impact of an emission reduction on odor detectability.

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  1. Department of Environmental and Tropical Health, Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8128, 6700, ET Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Bert Brunekreef

  2. Department of Air Pollution, Agricultural University, Binnenhaven 12, 6709, PD Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Hendrik Harssema

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Brunekreef, B., Harssema, H. Viscose odors in ambient air. Water Air Soil Pollut 13, 439–446 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02191844

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