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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/47319| Title: | Abatement of malodors at confined dredged material disposal sites |
| Authors: | Harrison, Wyman, 1931- Dravnieks, Andrew Zussman, R. Goltz, R. |
| Keywords: | Air--Pollution Odor control Dredging spoil Dredged material Waste disposal sites |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station |
| Series/Report no.: | Contract Report (Dredged Material Research Program (U.S.)) ; no. D-76-9 |
| Abstract: | Samples of malodorous air and dredged material were collected during the period July-October 1975 at confined disposal sites at the following locations: Buffalo, N. Y., Milwaukee, Wis., Mobile, Ala., York Harbor, Maine, Houston, Tex., Detroit, Mich., and Anacortes, Wash. Odorous compounds in the air samples were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, while the detection threshold, intensity, and character of the various odors were deter-mined by experienced odor panelists using a dynamic, forced-choice-triangle olfactometer. Although significant problems with malodors were not observed beyond the disposal area dikes during site visits, noteworthy odor episodes had occurred at some sites. An odor-abatement strategy is presented for handling the expected range of odor conditions at dredged material disposal sites. Its aim is to reduce to an acceptable level the perceived intensity of malodors in an affected community. The main steps in the strategy cover (1) selection of the disposal site, (2) site preparation, (3) odor characterization of sediments to be dredged, (4) malodor abatement during dredging and disposal operations, (5) malodor abatement after filling of the disposal site, and (6) the handling of malodor complaints. |
| Description: | Contract Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | Contract Report D-76-9 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/47319 |
| Appears in Collections: | Contract Report |
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