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Assessment of odours using field assessment techniques
FY23-Odour
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FY23-Odour

Assessment of odours using field assessment techniques

This is a pre-recorded mini webinar available until 31 March 2024.

Fee = £65.00 plus VAT or 1 credit

Field assessment of odour (sniff testing), which may be used for odour nuisance assessment or for of boundary fence compliance, forms an important part of an Authorities routine odour monitoring function. There are a variety of methodology to choose from, some of which have well documented methods while for others there is no readily available documentation.

The webinar seeks to advise on how intensity scoring is best carried out in order to provide a reliable and consistent assessment.

The webinar uses examples to consider what happens if the method is not applied correctly and goes on to suggest ways in which the method can support a FIDOL assessment.

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Acuity Testing - Harwell Offices, Oxfordshire - 6th December 2023 (2 sessions am & pm)
FY23-Odour
Preview Course

FY23-Odour

Acuity Testing - Harwell Offices, Oxfordshire - 6th December 2023 (2 sessions am & pm)

Fee = £285.00 plus VAT or 2 credits or £320.00 plus VAT for non-members

Our odour acuity training & certification services provide a standardised framework for assessing an individual’s odour sensitivity to the reference compound N-butanol as indicated by Defra’s odour guidance (2010). The assessments are typically carried out over a single two-hour period in accordance with the panellist requirements of BS EN 13725.

Following the assessment, each individual’s sensitivity to the reference odorant is calculated and a certificate is issued. Confirmation of an individual’s sensitivity to odour is a valuable tool for many professionals including:

Environmental Health Officers 
Any operator responsible for odour evaluation within their organisation
Environmental and Air quality consultants conducting odour impact assessments (IAQM odour guidance)

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