Review of Research Development on Environmental Odour in the Last Decade

Abstract

The latest research development of environmental odour was reviewed in terms of the source and emission, the generated annoyance and health impact, detection and measurement systems, the most advanced abatement technologies and the role of odour in forensic science. The review was based on more than one hundred of technical papers and articles related to environmental odours that were published during the last decade. The result of the study reveals that the research development of odour in the environment in the last decade (2001- 2011) has achieved a significant step in which nowadays odour is not merely concerned as an environmental pollutant, but also as an important tool for product classification as well as an instrument utilized by police to investigate criminal scenes.