| Title: | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as a tool for estimating odour concentrations of biofilter effluents at aerobic composting and rendering plants |
| Author(s): | Defoer N; De Bo I; Van Langenhove H; Dewulf J; Van Elst T; |
| Address: | "Ghent University, Faculty of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, Gent, Belgium" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00654-4 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0021-9673 (Print) 0021-9673 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The relationship between chemical concentrations (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis) and odour concentrations (olfactometry) was studied for biofilter emissions from four aerobic vegetable, fruit and garden waste (VFG) composting plants and one animal rendering plant. For the VFG composting plants, the study revealed a good linear relationship of the odour concentration with the total volatile organic compounds (VOC) concentration (R2=0.97, n=16) as well as with the concentration of esters and ketones (R2=0.9, n=19). For biofilter emissions of the animal rendering plant, the total VOC concentration was a poor estimator for odour concentration. However, for this type of odour, concentrations of organic sulphur containing compounds correlated well with odour concentrations (R2=0.94, n=8). The results of the study also showed that the relationship between chemical and odour concentrations is specific for each type of odour and cannot be generalized" |
| Keywords: | *Aerobiosis Air Pollutants/*analysis Animals Filtration/methods Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods *Odorants Sensitivity and Specificity Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineDefoer, Nele De Bo, Inge Van Langenhove, Herman Dewulf, Jo Van Elst, Toon eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2002/09/28 J Chromatogr A. 2002 Sep 13; 970(1-2):259-73. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00654-4" |
