Evaluating odour impacts from a landfilling and composting site: involving citizens in the monitoring

The City of Montreal operates a large sanitary landfill site within a densely populated urban area. Adjacent to the landfill site is a yard waste composting facility that processes 10,000 metric tons per year using the windrow technique. Over the years, numerous complaints have been received from ci...

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Published in:Water science and technology 2004-01, Vol.50 (4), p.131-137
Main Authors: Héroux, M, Pagé, T, Gélinas, C, Guy, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities
Community Participation
Composting
Environmental monitoring
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Humans
Landfill
Landfills
Monitoring
Observer Variation
Odorants - analysis
Odors
Population density
Program Development
Quebec
Recycling centers
Refuse Disposal
Seasons
Urban areas
Waste disposal sites
Weather
Yard waste
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Summary:The City of Montreal operates a large sanitary landfill site within a densely populated urban area. Adjacent to the landfill site is a yard waste composting facility that processes 10,000 metric tons per year using the windrow technique. Over the years, numerous complaints have been received from citizens in the surrounding area regarding odours, particularly during the fall period. Aware of this nuisance, the City of Montreal wanted to identify odour sources, management operations leading to odours, and weather conditions accentuating odours, as well as to quantify actual odour impact. Forty-three (43) citizens living adjacent to this site were recruited and trained to make odour observations during the fall of 2000. This paper presents the methodology used to select and train the citizens chosen to make odour observations, to quantify and to identify odours. It also presents the main results of the study.
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.2166/wst.2004.0242