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SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT
Odour Assessments
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Assessment & control of industrial
and environmental odours
Odour management and assessment are critical
considerations for many industrial sectors that are
required to minimise their risk of odour pollution and
comply with planning and permitting regulations
such as the Environment Agency’s H4 Odour
Management Guide.
Spectrum’s independent consultancy department
can deliver a variety of accredited odour impact
assessment and odour management plan services
tailored to resolve odour nuisance cases and
provide guidance through the environmental
permitting or planning process.
Key services we offer
Odour impact assessments
We offer odour impact assessments in support
of bespoke environmental permit and planning
applications which includes:
∙ Odour Dispersion Modelling Assessments
provide a quantitative measurement of the
odour impact of a proposed or existing site
on the nearby environment.
∙ The results of the assessment help establish
that the odour risk is below regulatory limits
leading to the approval of planning or
permitting consents.
∙ Odour Impact Assessment and olfactory
field surveys measure the real-life odour
impact of a site on the surrounding areas.
∙ Assessments of this nature provide an
evidenced based approach to establishing
the true Impact of a site and can be
combined with complaint analysis.
∙ Such assessments are conducted in
accordance with the Institute of Air Quality
Management guidance on the assessment
of odour for planning.
∙ Ambient air monitoring assessments use
real time analytical instruments to identify
and quantify the levels of specific odorous
compounds along a site boundary at
sensitive receptor locations.
Typical applications include:
∙ Site boundary monitoring
∙ Odour nuisance investigations
∙ Odour impact assessments in support of
planning and permit applications
Odour emissions monitoring &
Abatement system testing
An all-in-one site monitoring and laboratory
analysis service providing customers with
accredited odour emissions data that can
assist in the following applications:
∙ Demonstrating compliance with
environmental permit and odour
management plan conditions.
∙ Odour Efficiency Assessments and
performance appraisals of Biofilter
and Carbon filter abatement systems.
∙ Provision of accredited odour emissions
data for use in odour dispersion modelling
and odour impact assessments.
∙ Odour emission inventories and process
optimisation trials.
Odour management plans:
Odour consultancy and management services
provide an approved framework for assessing
and minimising the potential odour risks
associated with a proposed development
or existing installation.
An effective odour management plan will
evaluate the scale and nature of any site odour
sources and select the most appropriate control
measures that comply with best available
technique for that specific industry sector:
∙ Waste treatment guidance
∙ Chemical sector guidance
∙ Mechanical biological treatment
∙ Anaerobic digestion
