Making Sense of Smells A Guide for Understanding Farmstead Odors Part 6: Simulated Olfactometry Exercise Douglas W. Hamilton Waste Management Specialist Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Odor Measurement How Strong? How Bad? Intensity Offensiveness
Sniff Test #1#2#3#4 How Strong? How Bad?
Sniff Test #1#2#3#4 How Strong? How Bad? Intensity Scale = 0 to 6
Sniff Test #1#2#3#4 How Strong? How Bad? Intensity Scale = 0 to 6 Offensiveness Scale = 0 to 6
Sample 1 How Strong? _____ How Bad? ______
Intensity Scale 0 = no odor 1 = very faint 2 = faint 3 = distinct 4 = strong 5 = very strong 6 = extremely strong
Offensiveness Scale 0 = Inoffensive 1 = Very faintly Offensive 2 = Faintly Offensive 3 = Definitely Offensive 4 = Strongly Offensive 5 = Very Strongly Offensive 6 = Extremely Offensive
Two Assumptions 1.Responses are predictable, but show variability within a population
Two Assumptions 1.Responses are predictable, but show variability within a population 2.Intensity and Offensiveness are independent measurements