All the papers presented during the Conference on Odour Management in the Environment, OLORES25, held in Santiago in April 2025, have been gradually published over the lasts months. Finally, all the papers have been published, and you can find them here, gathered in a single article.
On this occasion, the conference was organized by the AMIGO Association with the collaboration of Olores.org, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Chile and Andrés Bello University, and supported by TSG Environmental, Ecolife,Proterm, Odour Solution, Salimax, Xylem, and Tholander. This International Conference on Odour Management in the Environment took place on April 9th and 10th, 2025, at the Casona de las Condes Campus of Andrés Bello University in Santiago (Chile).
This article gathers all the papers presented and published on the website over these months. The following list includes links to all the presentations authorized that have been published on this website (in English, only an abstract is provided):
- KEY NOTE: INITIATIVES LED BY AMIGO FOR BETTER ODOR MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE. V. Zorich. International Environmental Association of Odour Managers (AMIGO) (Watch the video in Spanish here)
- SESSION I: Policies and legislation: pig farms, fisheries, pulp mills, wastewater, etc.
1. PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ODOUR MANAGEMENT IN CHILE. D. Caimanque. Departamento de Ruido, Lumínica y Olores. División Calidad del Aire, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Chile, Chile. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
2. COMMUNITY COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT IN PIG FARMS DUE TO ODOURS: A CHALLENGE BEYOND CHILEAN REGULATION. A. Rivera, Ingeniero Ambiental, Licenciado en Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
3. EVALUATION OF THE FIRST ODOUR STANDARD IN CHILE USING A SURVEY METHODOLOGY (NCH 3387:2015). G. Schleenstein (Ecotec Ingeniería Ltda), D. Caimanque (Ministerio del Medio Ambiente), Chile. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
- SESSION II: Olfactometry and modeling.
1. MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY OF THE LUBRICANT INDUSTRY FOR EMISSIONS AND ODOR CONTROL. J.A. Miranda, H. Guzmán. TSG Environmental, Chile.
2. USE OF LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS FOR SAMPLE TRANSPORTATION. P. Ubilla. Laboratorio ambiental de gases y biocombustibles (LAGBIO), Chile.
3. PROLOR, A SIMPLE ODOUR FORECASTING SOFTWARE. C. Diaz, C. Izquierdo, A. Anton (Ambiente et Odora, Spain), R. Bianconi, R. Bellasio (Enviroware, Italy).
4. ODOR MAPPING AS AN EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT TOOL. SUCCESS STORY OF THE CAPSA GRANDA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. M. Calzada, D. Feito, M. Meana (SACYR AGUA), M. Cuellas, E. Iglesias (Departamento de Sostenibilidad Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta S.A), D. Prats (Instituto del Agua y de las Ciencias Medioambientales), Spain.(Read the full article in Spanish here)
- SESSION III: IOMS and other sensors.
1. APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TOOLS SUCH AS PYTHON IN ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL OPTIMIZATION AND REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. J. Daroch, J. Olivares. Proterm, Chile.
2. OLFACTORY PERCEPTION AS A METHOD FOR DETECTING TVOCS BASED ON A CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC SAMPLING FOR GC-MS ANALYSIS. M. Wortsman, D. Sanhueza, C. Bustos, I. Navarrete, A. Aedo. Salimax, Chile.
- SESSION IV: Citizen science
1. COMPARISON OF CITIZEN ODOUR OBSERVATIONS WITH TRADITIONAL ODOUR IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODS – CHALLENGES FOR PARTICIPATORY MONITORING IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOLLOW-UPS. N. Muñoz, G. Schleenstein, Ecotec, Chile. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
2. FIRST UNE 77270 STANDARD: CONSTRUCTION OF COLLABORATIVE ODOUR MAPS THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE. C. Izquierdo, C. Díaz, A. Antón (Ambiente et Odora), F. Andrés (Global Omnium), J.M. Felisi (Asociación Mesura), I. de Lucas (Eurecat), Spain. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
3. ODOURCOLLECT: REVOLUTIONIZING ODOUR MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT WITH CITIZEN SCIENCE UNDER THE UNE 77270:2023 STANDARD. R. Arias, J. Burbano. Science for Change, Spain. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
4. INTEGRATIONS OF STANDARDIZED METHODS AND CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR ODOR MONITORING IN THE CELLULOSE INDUSTRY. M. Gatica, Proterm, Chile
5. INNOVATIVE ODOR MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY WITH NASAPP: COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, AND ADMINISTRATION. I. de Lucas (Eurecat-Nasapp), T. Valls, E. Ribases (CATOR), R. Figueras (Alcaldía de Alcover), Spain (Read the full article in Spanish here)
- SESSION V: Control, mitigation, and neutralization of odors.
1. PILOT STUDY ON BAT FOR THE REMOVAL OF ODOURS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS IN SEWAGE SLUDGE THERMAL DRYING. M. Fortuny, R. Novak, Bionik, Spain (Read the full article in Spanish here)
2. THE IMPACT OF MICRONUTRIENT TECHNOLOGY ON ODOR CONTROL IN THE TREATMENT OF EFFLUENTS FROM PULP MILLS. D. Maat (SciCorp, Canada), J. Soza (CMPC Pulp,Chile), J. Nuñez (SciCorp, Chile). (Read the full article in Spanish here)
3. DESIGN OF A VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR ODOUR MITIGATION – GRIT REMOVAL STAGE OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT USING COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION. I. Polanco, M. Rodrígez, D. Vasco (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile), A. Hammad (Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Australia), A. Haddad (Department of Civil Construction, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), V. Tam (School of Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia). (Read the full article in Spanish here)
4. USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYZER EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A METEOROLOGICAL STATION FOR CHEMICAL CONTROL IN INDUSTRY. J. Daroch. J. Olivares, M. Gatica, Proterm, Chile.
5. INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR FLAWLESS OPERATIONS. J. Soza, R. Ayala (CMPC Pulp), N. Reyes (Siamec), Chile
6. ODOR MANAGEMENT IN A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON PREVIOUS IMPACT STUDIES. A. Irigoyen, D. Berger (CIEMSA, Chile), A. Anton, C. Diaz (Ambiente et Odora, Spain). (Read the full article in Spanish here)
7. NEUTRALIZING ODORS IN INDUSTRY TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. A. Hernandez, V. Quintriqueo. Ecolife, Chile (Read the full article in Spanish here)
8. IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIPLE TOOLS FOR ODOUR CONTROL IN A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. C. Izquierdo, Ambiente et Odora, Spain
9. E&T&C CERTIFICATION: A NEW WAY TO RATE COMMITMENT, TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION IN THE INDUSTRY - WHEN THE ODOR UNIT IS NOT ENOUGH. A. Antón, C. Díaz, C. Izquierdo, Ambiente et Odora, Spain (Read the full article in Spanish here)
10. STUDY OF THE TRIMETHYLAMINE REMOVAL CAPACITY USING MINERAL-BASED ACTIVATED CARBON (CURANILAHUE, PROVINCE OF ARAUCO) AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS. P. Mendez, R. Ahumada, V. Novoa, G. Salazar, University of the Bío-Bío, Chile. (Read the full article in Spanish here)
11. COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND OPERATION & MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR ODOUR CONTROL SYSTEMS (BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND ACTIVATED CARBON). S. Trainor, P. Vega Casiano, B. Haan, D. Pouleurs, Xylem, Chile (Read the full article in Spanish here)
- BONUS TRACK: NEW INTERNATIONAL MANUAL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ODOR EXPOSURE USING DISPERSION MODELS. R. Rosales (Watch the video in Spanish here)
- POSTERS:
1. REDUCTION OF POLLUTANT EMISSIONS IN THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UBIPROC® BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION SYSTEM. D. Sepúlveda, Bioproc SpA, Chile
2. INVESTIGATING ODOUR EMISSIONS FROM BIOSOLIDS FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE REUSE. T. Guerrero, R. Fisher, A. Prata, R. Stuertz. UNSW Water Research Centre, Australia (Read the full article in Spanish here)
3. ODOR MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF ZERO CORP. C. Santibáñez. UNAB, Chile