Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Environmental Science, Toxicology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2-3-2021
Journal or Book Title
Atmosphere
Volume
12
Issue
2
First Page
206
Research Focus Area(s)
Animal Production Systems Engineering, Biological and Process Engineering and Technology, Land and Water Resources Engineering
DOI
10.3390/atmos12020206
Abstract
When it comes to air pollution complaints, odours are often the most significant contributor. Sources of odour emissions range from natural to anthropogenic. Mitigation of odour can be challenging, multifaceted, site-specific, and is often confounded by its complexity—defined by existing (or non-existing) environmental laws, public ordinances, and socio-economic considerations. The objective of this paper is to review and summarise odour legislation in selected European countries (France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium), North America (the USA and Canada), and South America (Chile and Colombia), as well as Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) and Asia (Japan, China). Many countries have incorporated odour controls into their legislation. However, odour-related assessment criteria tend to be highly variable between countries, individual states, provinces, and even counties and towns. Legislation ranges from (1) no specific mention in environmental legislation that regulates pollutants which are known to have an odour impact to (2) extensive details about odour source testing, odour dispersion modelling, ambient odour monitoring, (3) setback distances, (4) process operations, and (5) odour control technologies and procedures. Agricultural operations are one specific source of odour emissions in rural and suburban areas and a model example of such complexities. Management of agricultural odour emissions is important because of the dense consolidation of animal feeding operations and the advance of housing development into rural areas. Overall, there is a need for continued survey, review, development, and adjustment of odour legislation that considers sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and socio-economic realities, all of which are amenable to a just, site-specific, and sector-specific application.
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Copyright Date
2021
Language
en
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application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bokowa, Anna; Diaz, Carlos; Koziel, Jacek A.; McGinley, Michael; Barclay, Jennifer; Schauberger, Günther; Guillot, Jean-Michel; Sneath, Robert; Capelli, Laura; Zorich, Vania; Izquierdo, Cyntia; Bilsen, Ilse; Romain, Anne-Claude; del Carmen Cabeza, Maria; Liu, Dezhao; Both, Ralf; Van Belois, Hugo; Higuchi, Takaya; and Wahe, Landon, "Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide" (2021). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 1166.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/1166
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Comments
This article is published as Anna Bokowa, Carlos Diaz, Jacek A. Koziel, Michael McGinley, Jennifer Barclay, Günther Schauberger, Jean-Michel Guillot, Robert Sneath, Laura Capelli, Vania Zorich, Cyntia Izquierdo, Ilse Bilsen, Anne-Claude Romain, Maria del Carmen Cabeza, Dezhao Liu, Ralf Both, Hugo Van Belois, Takaya Higuchi, and Landon Wahe. "Summary and Overview of the Odour Regulations Worldwide." Atmosphere 12, no. 2 (2021): 206. DOI: 10.3390/atmos12020206. Posted with permission.