Analysis of odour episodes through dispersion modelling, field olfactometry and citizens’ complaints near a paper-mill
The RAMS-CALMET-CALPUFF modelling system has been used to simulate the odorous impacts from a paper-mill in an urban area located several kilometres away in a coastal mountainous area.
Over the last years, episodes of citizens complaints due to malodours have been registered, with a potential origin in several pollution sources located inside and outside the city. A selection of episodes under anticyclonic conditions, with poor ventilation in general and continuous changes of stability and wind during the day, has been simulated.
V. Valdenebro1*, E. Sáez de Cámara1, G. Gangoiti1, L. Alonso1, J. A. García1, M. Navazo2, M. de Blas1, J. Lavín3, N. García-Borreguero
1Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao, Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48 013 Bilbao, España.
2Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería de Vitoria-Gasteiz, C/ Nieves Cano 12, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, España.
3 Sociedad Española de Abastecimientos, S.A., Gran Vía Marqués del Turia,¸19, 46005, Valencia, España.
4Gobierno Vasco, Departamento de Medio Ambiente y Política Territorial, Dirección de Administración Ambiental, Servicio de aire, Donostia-San Sebastián 1, 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz, España.
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Nasapp is an odour episode management system through citizen participation. It allows to have a summary of situation in real time from any portable device or computer. In this paper we studied the advantages of incorporating the automatic calculation of trajectories models of air in each record made by volunteer citizens.
Rice paddy fields are one of the major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project LIFE EBRO-ADMICLIM is evaluating the annual pattern of greenhouse emissions in rice paddy fields at the Ebro Delta.
