Odour nuisance in other European countries has led to the development of techniquesudwhich employ panels of human assessors for the determination of environmental odours. Odourudmeasurement is not widely practised in Ireland, yet local authorities are frequently in receipt ofudodour derived public complaints.udThis dissertation examines the fundamentals of odour nuisance in terms of how weudperceive odours, common sources of environmental odours, the principles of odour measurementud(in particular the Sutch pre-standard on olfactometry) and the extent to which odour nuisance isuda problem in Ireland. The intention is to provide a reference document for use by those interestedudparties in the country who may be variously involved in policy making, legislative development,udenforcement of environmental law or any person who has an interest in odours and the publicudnuisance they can give rise to.udIn particular the aim was to provide previously undocumented information on theudprevalence of odour nuisance in Ireland, the exercision of the available powers to control odours,udand the possible value of odour measurement as part of a regulatory process.udA questionnaire was circulated to all local authorities in the country and 82% respondedudwith information on their experiences and views on the subject of odours. The results of theudsurvey are presented in summary and detailed form.
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