Assessment of the Odour Impact Range of a Selected Agricultural Processing Plant

Izabela Sówka,Alicja Wroniszewska,Agnieszka Grzelka,Marcin Pawnuk,Yaroslav Bezyk,Urszula Miller

doi:10.3390/su12187289

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Abstract

Within the research, on the premises of an agricultural plant, the odour concentration was measured, and the odour emission was determined. The obtained values allowed us to analyse the odour distribution using the Polish reference mathematical model for four different scenarios, including (1) all identified emission sources, i.e., point and surface: scenarios 1 and 2, and (2) only point sources, scenario 3 and 4. The values of the comparative level and the frequency of exceedances in scenarios 1 and 3 were based on the Polish draft act on counteracting odour nuisance, while the Dutch guidelines were used for scenarios 2 and 4. Model calculations showed the potential impact of the tested structure on adjacent residential areas, i.e., in scenarios 1 and 2, the permissible value of the frequency of exceedances was exceeded at all points representing residential buildings. The exceedances for scenario 3 and 4 took place in seven out of eight and two out of eight points, respectively. The results indicated that to accurately and reliably assess the odour impact and to determine the measures to prevent and reduce odour emissions, it is necessary to consider all types of emission sources in the facilities potentially causing odour nuisance.

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In recent decades, there has been the tendency in the agri-food sector to increase both quantitative and qualitative scale of their production
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Eight main facilities are located in the plant, which is the source of odour emissions: two production halls with organised emissions and surface sources such as drain plate, two tanks with agitators, two boxes for chicken manure, and three types of storage boxes

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There has been the tendency in the agri-food sector to increase both quantitative and qualitative scale of their production. Considering the constant increase in the society’s requirements in terms of cleanliness and environment quality, all these factors contribute to the increasing number of complaints regarding excessive odour nuisance, including from the agriculture and agricultural processing sectors [1,2]. For many years the emission of odours from all sectors of the economy has led to people complaining about health ailments, such as headaches, dizziness or nausea. Previous research has shown that the frequency of symptoms on the areas exposed to odours can increase significantly when the surrounding air is odorous [12]. Odours have been shown to exacerbate chronic respiratory problems such as asthma [13]

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