Traven Luka, Baldigara Anivija, Crvelin Goran, Budimir Darko, Linšak Dijana Tomić, Linšak Željko
1University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia.
2Teaching Institute of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia.
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023 Sep 30;74(3):179-186. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3738. eCollection 2023 Sep 1.
With this study we challenge the widely held assumption that sulphur-containing compounds in ambient air are good indicators of the presence noxious odours near waste management facilities. We analysed an extensive set of olfactometric data and data on the concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and trace sulphur compounds (TSCs) near a waste management facility in Croatia in 2021. The results show that the presence of noxious odours significantly correlates only with the concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan in ambient air but not with other measured TSCs. Thus, in addition to the measurement of pollutants in ambient air, Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control (IPPC) permits should mandate olfactometric measurements to detect and mitigate noxious odours near waste management facilities.
通过本研究，我们对一个被广泛认可的假设提出了质疑，即环境空气中的含硫化合物是垃圾管理设施附近存在有害气味的良好指标。我们分析了2021年克罗地亚一个垃圾管理设施附近的大量嗅觉测量数据以及硫化氢和痕量硫化合物（TSCs）浓度的数据。结果表明，有害气味的存在仅与环境空气中硫化氢和甲硫醇的浓度显著相关，而与其他测量的TSCs无关。因此，除了测量环境空气中的污染物外，综合污染预防与控制（IPPC）许可证应强制要求进行嗅觉测量，以检测和减轻垃圾管理设施附近的有害气味。
