The 29th of October took place the second meeting of the group that is dealing with the new Guideline on the assessment of odour exposure by using dispersion modelling. 20 experts from around the world got in this meeting to discuss the next steps in this development. The convenors of this initiative Günther Schauberger and Jennifer Barclay presented some interesting and important points to take into account when modelling with a special focus on the peak to mean approaches.
A set of six areas have been identified as key in dealing with odour impact modelling, that is why a set of 6 Task Groups (TG) have been defined. These are the groups: TG1: Definitions. TG2: Meteorology. TG3: Emissions and source characterization. TG4: Dispersion algorithm. TG5. Dose-response (including P/M, hedonic tone, percentiles) and TG6. Reporting. A Task leader have been designated for each TG.
The 27th of August 2020 took place the kickoff meeting of the group dealing with the development of the first international guideline on the assessment of odour exposure by using dispersion modelling. To date, there are already 36 professionals from Belgium, Italy, France, Chile, Ecuador, Australia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, China, Spain, USA, India, Peru, Qatar and Austria participating in this initiative.
A new development on the first worldwide guideline on the assessment of odour exposure by using dispersion modelling will take its first steps. At this stage, there are many initiatives related to dispersion modelling worldwide but there is no specific guideline for odour modelling to our knowledge. This is an initiative promoted by several experts in the area of modelling that will be led by Mr. Günther Schauberger and Ms. Jennifer Barclay. First meeting will take place the 27th of August.