MIt is important to estimate odor impact from the emission sources located in the industrial complex to near-by residential area. To understand modeling capacity in describing the odor dispersion, we examined an accuracy of odor modeling comparing wit...
MIt is important to estimate odor impact from the emission sources located in the industrial complex to near-by residential area. To understand modeling capacity in describing the odor dispersion, we examined an accuracy of odor modeling comparing with concentric measurements of sensory odors from the industrial complex. The odor measurements were carried out 6 times at 10 sites along the concentric circles and they were compared with odor modeling results using CALMET and CALPUFF. Although there are some discrepancies between the modeled and measured odor intensities, the model could depict key characteristics of odor dispersion patterns.
The uncertainties in emission data and meteorology were main causes of the discrepancies. The odor modeling procedure developed in this study can be used in odor forecasting system and odor impact assessment. In order to improve the accuracy of odor modeling, the improvement of odor emission data and systematic monitoring of the odor using sensor network are necessary in future.