Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TAble 10.6
Descriptive System
Nature of odor
Description
Aromatic
Spicy (e.g., camphor, cloves, lavender, lemon)
Balsamic
Flowery (e.g., geranium, violet, vanilla)
Chemical
Industrial wastes or treatments
Chlorinous (chlorine)
Hydrocarbon (e.g., oil refinery wastes)
Medicinal (e.g., phenol and iodine)
Sulfur (e.g., hydrogen sulfide, or rotten egg)
Disagreeable (pronounced, unpleasant)
Fishy (e.g., dead algae)
Pigpen (e.g., algae)
Septic (e.g., stale sewage)
Earthy
Damp earth
Peaty (peat)
Grassy
Crushed grass
Musty
Decomposing straw
Moldy (e.g., damp cellar)
Vegetable
Root vegetables
Source:
Adapted from APHA,
Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater
,
American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, 2005.
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