Quantification of odour and ammonia emissions from broiler farms in NSW and Victoria.
Establishment of a broiler odour emission database.
Prediction of chicken odour impact based on measurement of odour concentration and odour intensity in conjunction with air dispersion modelling.
Recommendation of remedial measures to reduce poultry odour emissions
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Odour emissions and biofilter performance studies for Sydney Water Corporation (1998)
Wastewater odour emission inventory for Sydney Water
Biofilter performance study using specially constructed sampling equipment
Quantitative assessment of odours from poultry farms in WA (1997)
The determination of appropriate odour nuisance buffer distances from poultry farms and the further development of a poultry odour policy for Western Australia.
Measurement of odour emission rates and ventilation rates, calculation of downwind odour concentrations using an atmospheric dispersion model (Ausplume), presentation of odour contours and identification of odour nuisance thresholds for some typical broiler farms and egg poultry farms in Western Australia;
HAPs screening study at Mirrabooka Landfill, Western Australia (1997)
Determination of HAPs and dioxins from landfill operation.
Odour Audit for Power and Water Authority, Northern Territory (1996)
Review of plant process and operational practices in relation to odour generation and the odour complaint database over five years;
Quantification of odour emission levels inside and around two wastewater treatment plants and establish an odour emission baseline for dry season operating conditions;
Ranking of odour emission sources and calculation of individual and total odour emission rates at plant;
Establishment of design parameters for future odour abatement equipment;
Recommendation for further action to reduce frequency and occurrence of odour complaints.
Establishment of new Odour Research Laboratory with a dynamic olfactometer at the Taiwan National University (1995 - 1996)
Investigation, specification and supervision of the establishment of new odour research laboratory equipped with a modern dynamic olfactometer.
Integration of odour emission measurements from area sources with dispersion modeling analysis for environmental impact assessment purposes (1995 - 1999) (Abstract)
Comparison of portable wind tunnel and an isolation chamber (USEPA) sampling techniques for determination of odour and VOC emissions from area sources;
Validation of air velocity measurement for wind tunnel system against two odour complaint databases;
Development of guidelines for validating odour complaints;
Development of wastewater odour policy using odour measurement and Ausplume dispersion modeling
Commissioning of soil bed odour removal system at Burwood Beach (Hunter Water Corporation) (1994 - 1995)
