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Assessment of the Odour Quality of the Air Surrounding a Landfill Site: A Case Study

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  • Łukasz Szałata

    (Department of Environmental Protection Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Pl. Grunwaldzki 9, 50-377 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Jerzy Zwoździak

    (Institute of Physical Culture, State Higher Vocational School in Nowy Sącz, 33-320 Nowy Sącz, Poland)

  • Milan Majerník

    (Research Institute of Trade and Sustainable Business, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská 1, 852-35 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Anna Cierniak-Emerych

    (Department of Labour, Capital and Innovation, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Malgorzata A. Jarossová

    (Department of Commodity Science and Product Quality, Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská 1, 852-35 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Szymon Dziuba

    (Department of Labour, Capital and Innovation, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Ľubica Knošková

    (Department of Commodity Science and Product Quality, Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská 1, 852-35 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Peter Drábik

    (Department of Marketing, Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská 1, 852-35 Bratislava, Slovakia)

Abstract

In the present study, the authors assessed the odour quality of the air in the vicinity of a landfill site using a case study of a waste management plant that processes non-hazardous and inert waste as an example. An analysis of the impact of the facility under study on the odour quality of the air was performed based on a mathematical modelling system used to, among other things, assess the impact of investments in air quality both in Poland and worldwide. The most important element of the system is the puff dispersion model CALPUFF. In conclusion, the analysis of the plant’s odour impact clearly indicates a significant impact on the air quality in the studied area. The range of the impact may even reach up to 1.5 km; in the nearest locality, the odour perceptibility threshold may be exceeded for more than 3% of the hours in a year. However, taking into account the fact that the landfill is located within an agricultural area, the incidental odour impact in this area may also be associated with periods of intensive fertilization and a roadside ditch collecting municipal sewage from roadside households.

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  • Łukasz Szałata & Jerzy Zwoździak & Milan Majerník & Anna Cierniak-Emerych & Malgorzata A. Jarossová & Szymon Dziuba & Ľubica Knošková & Peter Drábik, 2021. "Assessment of the Odour Quality of the Air Surrounding a Landfill Site: A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:1713-:d:493961
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    1. Izabela Konkol & Robert Tylingo & Szymon Mania & Adam Cenian, 2023. "Odour Perception Using a Sniffing Team at a Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Plant: A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-17, August.

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