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Elsevier, Atmospheric Environment, (116), p. 22-35, 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.06.006

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A comparison of separation distances against odour annoyance calculated with two models

Journal article published in 2015 by Martin Piringer ORCID, Werner Knauder, Erwin Petz, Günther Schauberger
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Abstract

Dispersion models are a common means to calculate separation distances around odour sources to protect the neighbourhood from odour nuisance. As the models usually calculate half-hourly or hourly averages of concentrations, they have to account somehow for the ability of the human nose to perceive odour within a single breath. For this purpose, the authors have developed and already published a peak-to-mean approach used with the Austrian Odour Dispersion Model (AODM), a Gaussian model adapted for the prediction of odour sensation. This approach is here used also with the Lagrangian particle diffusion model LASAT in a post-processing mode. Both models can now calculate direction-dependent separation distances for a prescribed combination of odour threshold and exceedence probability which are a function of the prevailing atmospheric stability conditions. This is demonstrated for a rural site in the Austrian flatlands east of Vienna. In addition, separation distances are also determined for an odour threshold of 0.25 (factor 4) of the German TA Luft (Technical Guideline for Clean Air) uniquely applied over all stability conditions and distances. The resulting separation distances and their implications when using these approaches with the two models are presented and discussed.