Citizens* do not want to live in a smelly, noisy environment, and demand that local authorities take action when the situation is not satisfactory. This is particularly relevant in those areas where tourism is a major economic activity, where a high quality of the environment becomes an immediate economic priority and an asset.

 Despite of the existence of many complaints regarding bad odours in cities and towns, no national regulation dealing with the odours issue has been developed yet.

  In April 2003, the EN 13725 “Air quality—Determination of odour concentration by dynamic Olfactometry” emerged to fill the gap of reliable methods to measure Odours. However, there are other methods that measure odours such as the psychometric assessment, field inspections, physicochemical analysis and electronic noses.

  Olores.org pretends to present the existing methods measuring odours, although Olfactometry will deserve a special attention.

   The aim of Olores.org is to boost discussion with professionals comming from all fields and to structure all the proposals to demand to the authorities a regulation and control of the odour pollution.

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February, 2008

SEMINAR ABOUT ODOURS IN AMBIENT AIR IN MANNHEIM, GERMANY

  A Seminar about Odours in Ambient air (Gerüche in der Außenluft) will take place in Mannheim, Alemania.

A very interesting Seminar about Odours in the Outdoor Environment is taking place from the 22nd to the 23th of April 2008 in the German city of Mannheim. This Seminar is organized by the German VDI.

Read more here.

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November, 2007

SEVERAL INTERESTING NEWS

Several interesting news have happened along this month, all of them deserve a special look and a long article, which will be done in later dates. The summary is the following:

• The Seminar About Odours In The Indoor And Outdoor Environment (Gerüche In Der Umwelt Innenraum- Und Aussenluft) in Bad Kissingen, Germany was a success. Apart from the very interesting talks given by well known speakers, a good selection of posters was exhibited and the new version of the OdourNet olfactometer (Olfacton) was presented. We will write more about this Seminar soon.

• A new Law about Air Quality and Protection of the Atmosphere has been published in the official bulletin of Spain the 15th of November after several years of efforts and several drafts that does not have resemblance with the final text. This law can be downloaded here. (unfortunately just in Spanish). This Law does not mention the Word “odour” in the whole text… In addition, the 1961 Reglament of Annoying, Noxious, Insalubrious and Dangerous Activities (which regulated a buffer distance for odour-emitting activities) has been derogated.

• Another news, positive this time, is the coming IWA 3rd IWA international conference on odours and VOCs – measurement, regulation & control techniques. This will be the first time it is in Europa after other events in Sydney and Singapore, and it will come to Spain. This conference is scheduled for the 8th and 10th of October 2008 in Barcelona. More information can be read here.

• Last but not least, there is another important international conference in Rome from the 6th to the 8th of July 2008. The NOSE 2008 (International Conference on Environmental Odour Monitoring and Control). To read more about this you can click in this link.

• Another very important event related with farming and odour control is Eurotier. This Fair is supported by the DLG (German Agricultural Society). This year, results of some tests performed for different odour abatement devices (biofilters, scrubbers, etc...) were presented. Eurotier 2008 is scheduled from the 11th till the 14th of November in Hanover.

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October, 2007

TALKS ABOUT ODOUR POLLUTION IN MURCIA

  On Thursday the 13th of December 2007, a session of Talks about Odour pollution is taking place in Murcia. These Talks are organised by the General Direction of Environmental Quality of the Regional Ministry of Sustainable Development and Urban Planning of the Territory of the Region of Murcia, the Odour Pollution Consultants of Labaqua and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Murcia.

  The title of these Talks is “Implementation of the olfactometry to the control and settlement of the environmental odour Concerns”” and they will take place in the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Murcia (Plaza de San Bartolomé, 3 - 30004 Murcia) on Thursday the 13th of December. The official program of these Talks can be downloaded here.

Registration form can be downloaded here (Spanish).

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