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Exploring the link between sulphur-containing compounds and noxious odours at waste management facilities: implications for odour monitoring and mitigation strategies

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Figure 1

Location of the WMC Marišćina and the environmental monitoring site, with residential area of Viškovo south of the monitoring site. WMC – waste management centre
Location of the WMC Marišćina and the environmental monitoring site, with residential area of Viškovo south of the monitoring site. WMC – waste management centre

Figure 2

Time series for hydrogen sulphide, methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulphide, and dimethyl disulphide for 2021
Time series for hydrogen sulphide, methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulphide, and dimethyl disulphide for 2021

Figure 3

Individual value plot for olfactometric analyses at the monitoring site
Individual value plot for olfactometric analyses at the monitoring site

Figure 4

Time series of olfactometric analysis in 2021
Time series of olfactometric analysis in 2021

Hourly concentration averages (μg/m3) of sulphur-containing compounds measured at the monitoring site south of the Waste Management Centre Marišćina in 2021

Parameter N Mean SD Min Q1 Median Q3 Max Range Mode
Hydrogen sulphide 106 0.76 0.63 0.1 0.40 0.60 0.83 4.70 4.60 0.60
Methyl mercaptan 106 0.60 0.67 0.00 0.10 0.30 0.83 3.10 3.10 0.10
Ethyl mercaptan 106 0.13 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 2.40 2.40 0.00
Dimethyl sulphide 106 0.54 0.36 0.10 0.10 0.30 0.70 2.10 2.00 0.30
Dimethyl disulphide 106 0.08 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00

Goodness of fit for multiple regression analysis

Parameter R2
Hydrogen sulphide 8.86
Methyl mercaptan 17.74
Ethyl mercaptan 12.12
Dimethyl sulphide 15.62
Dimethyl disulphide 29.29

Olfactometric results at the monitoring site south of the Waste Management Centre Marišćina in 2021

Parameter N Mean SD Min Q1 Median Q3 Max Range Mode
Odour (OU/m3) 106 0.94 4.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.00 44.00 0.00
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