Odour emissions: from abatement technologies to new control strategies

Now in its sixteenth edition, the Ecomondo conference on odour emissions represents a reference event for the community of sector operators, bringing together researchers, industry, Public Administration and environmental organisations to share their experiences on a topic that is becoming increasingly relevant in environmental planning. As is customary, the conference will open with an update on the work of national and international technical committees regarding current regulations on odour emissions. Contributions are also expected from leading public research bodies working in this field, along with the presentation of case studies and best practices by public administrations, regulatory bodies and companies developing technologies on the subject.

Session Chairs

Gianluigi de Gennaro, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Lucia Muto, ISPRA
Gaetano Settimo, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Program

14.00 Introduction
Gianluigi de Gennaro, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro

14.10 Odour emissions: the perspective of the Unem sector
Donatella Giacopetti, Unione Energie per la Mobilità Unem

14.19 Odor emissions from a crude oil storage facility and bacterial activity: a case study
Giovanna Gianelli, Raffaella Martini, Manuela Pertici, Sandro Maggiani, Nunzia Melchiorre, Paola Solari, Paola Bisi ARPAL – U.O. Controlli Ambientali, Settore Controlli Ambientali Ponente, ARPAL – Dipartimento Laboratorio Regionale, Settore Biologia Centro-Levante, ARPAL – Dipartimento Laboratorio Regionale, Analisi Fisiche Ambientali

14.28 Integrated Management of Odour Emissions from Storage Tanks: state of application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in Italian Refineries
Nicoletta Lotrecchiano, Maria Cortese, Angelo Pecci, Nicola Zappimbulso, ISPRA ambiente

14.37 Introduction of the Odour Fugitive Emission Potential (OFEP) parameter for the characterisation of fugitive odour emissions
Luca Carrera, Marzio Invernizzi, Selena Sironi, Politecnico di Milano

14.46 Odour emissions in foundries: case study and abatement results
Damiano Gatto, Giovanna Urbanet, DESOTEC INTERNATIONAL NV, Fonderia Sa Bi S.P.A.

14.55 Experimentation in the abatement of atmospheric pollutants and olfactory nuisance in the ceramic sector
Davide Varini, Valeria Vecchi, Arpae Reggio Emilia

15.04 Coupling Life Cycle Assessment and Dynamic Olfactometric Indicators for the Evaluation of Emission Mitigation Strategies in Intensive Livestock Production
Alberto Cavallito, Barbara Marchetti, Daniele Aspesi, Samuele Sollini, Dipartimento di Scienze teoriche ed applicate (DISTA), Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università eCampus Novedrate, SOP Srl Società Benefit Varese, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche (DIISM), Università Politecnica delle Marche

15.13 Continuous monitoring of channelled odour emissions using IOMS systems: performance evaluation of abatement systems in real-scale applications
Federico Cangialosi, Magda Brattoli, Antonio Fornaro, Enrico Valtancoli, TECNOLOGIA & AMBIENTE srl Putignano, LABSERVICE ANALYTICA S.r.l. Anzola Emilia

15.22 GRETA Zero Emission: vent-free odorization monitoring for the control of odor emissions in gas networks
Francesca Perolari, Gianmarco Peretti, Regas S.p.A. Treviglio, Università degli Studi di Milano

15.31 Study on the evolution of the chemical fingerprint and olfactometric characterisation of diffuse emissions associated with a biofiltering system from the initial installation phase to steady-state operation
Giulio De Prosperis, Giancarlo Cecchini, Alessandro Frugis, Corrado Corradi, Daniele Cecili, Stefano Ricci ACEA Infrastructure S.p.A., ACEA Ambiente S.p.A.

15.40 New tools for the assessment of olfactory impact: the contribution of microscale modelling
Pietro Citterio, Francesca Tagliaferri, Marzio Invernizzi, Selena Sironi, Politecnico di Milano

15.49 Towards integrated management of odour emissions: from diagnosis to mitigation through data, modelling and monitoring
Mariangela Maggi, Alessandro Nanni, SUEZ ARIANET S.r.l.

15.58 Operational sensor-integrated high-resolution modelling platform for odour management at city scale
Umberto Giuriato, Daniela Barbero, Alessandro Nanni, Anxo Rodriguez, SUEZ ARIANET S.r.l., SUEZ Air&Climate Spain

16.07 Multi-year analysis of olfactory nuisance reports: evidence, sources and prospects for integrated management
Roberto Primerano, Antonio Mazzone, Anita Funaro, Giancarlo Martelli, Vincenzo Campanaro, ARPA PUGLIA

16.16 Dynamic olfactometry: comparison between the yes/no choice method and the forced-choice method. Preliminary results
Lucrezia de Gennaro, Martino Amodio, Antonio Dipalma, Dario Colamaria, Mariagrazia Quacquarelli, Valerio Squeo, Valeria Strippoli, Lenviros S.r.l.

16.25 Beyond odour percentage: a new modular IOMS for real-time monitoring of odours at landfill sites
Carmen Bax, Calì Marco, Eleonora Catullo, Gabriele Paroli, Emanuele Zanni, Raffaele Dellacà, Laura Capelli, Politecnico di Milano

16.34 Assessing IOMS performance via field tests according to UNI 11761:2023
Christian Ratti, Carmen Bax, Laura Capelli, Politecnico di Milano

16.43 The use of new monitoring technologies in the management of odour emissions from wastewater treatment plants
Francesco Filippelli, CAP Evolution S.r.l.

16.52 Continuous monitoring of odour emissions from wastewater treatment plants: from chemical composition to the estimation of olfactory impact
Fulvio Mattaliano, Orion S.r.l.

17.01 Continuous monitoring, dynamic data analysis and chemical characterisation: an integrated model for the study of odour phenomena at multi-source sites
Antonio Mazzone, Giancarlo Martelli, Antonio Funaro, Antonio Fornaro, Michele Giannuzzi, Enrico Valtancoli, ARPA PUGLIA

17.10 The challenge of monitoring trace sulphur compounds in odour emissions: experimental evaluation of a UV analyser
Elisa Polvara, Francesca Broglia, Marzio Invernizzi, Selena Sironi, Politecnico di Milano

Conclusions