Project Number:

2981

New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission

SERVICE:

Regional WWTP Operator Odor Training

DESCRIPTION:

Tech Environmental developed and presented a two-day course on odor science and response to New England wastewater treatment operators in conjunction with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.

The first day of the course focused on an in-depth exploration of odor, which is not a thing unto itself, but a complex, individualized human reaction to sensing an odorous compound in the air. Tech presented attendees with bagged samples of standard odorants prepared in advance, and advised attendees on how to judge the character of each sample and how to utilize jar methods to determine odor intensity.

This knowledge was then applied on the second day while touring the Upper Blackstone WWTF using both the jar methods and the most valuable and precise odorant detector known to man - the human nose! The course also detailed various methods for quantifying odor, and Tech experts led a classroom discussion about monitoring odor and pinpointing odor sources. Tech also provided individual odor screening for all attendees.

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Key Points

  • NEIWPCC sought experts to provide odor training for the region's wastewater operators.
  • Tech delivered in-depth knowledge based on classroom instruction, group discussion, and field training.