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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________ 3

Stack Emission Control (Odours) – Do you REALLY need odour control? ______________ 3

GETTING STARTED ______________________________________________________ 4

TEST METHOD __________________________________________________ 5

The Nasal Ranger® Operating Principle ________________________________________ 5

Nasal Ranger® Field Olfactometer – Technical Data ______________________________ 6

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY _________________________________________ 7

CADASTRAL MAP _______________________________________________ 8

OLFACTOMETRY WORKSHEETS __________________________________ 9

DISCUSSION ON ODOURS FOR SUBJECT SITE ______________________ 9

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INTRODUCTION

IMPORTANT NOTE: Implementation of an add-on

Anotec stresses that chemical Issues or
toxic effects of any emissions must be
identified and addressed immediately (after
burners, wet scrubbers, bag house etc)
prior to considering the inclusion of any
odour control system. Anotec’s experience
has been that most pollution control devices
successfully treat toxic emission/exhaust
gases whereby the resultant gas, no longer
harmful or dangerous to health, have the
potential to create an odour nuisance.
Industrial and commercial
manufacturing facilities are facing
growing scrutiny of their
environmental management
practices to include the prevention
and control of odours. Growing
awareness via widespread media
coverage regarding pollution
concerns coupled with a lack of
understanding of process and
manufacturing matters by the general
community adds to this scrutiny. It
doesn’t help the general public when
a few facility operators contribute to
highly visible impacts on their
surroundings due to ignorance or
blatant disregard for the
environment. This leads to tension
and anger which creates a negative
and often biased public view of the
manufacturer’s impact on the
environment.
Stack Emission Control
(Odours) – Do you REALLY
need odour control?
Anotec discovered that, more often
than not, significant reduction of
odour emissions can be achieved
simply by carefully addressing the
efficiency of existing installations and
housekeeping procedures.
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technology for odour control without
evaluating and assessing existing
controls and practices is not
recommended by Anotec. Many
businesses panic when approached
with an odour complaint and tend to
blindly reach out and accept at face
value whatever odour control product
is offered for immediate
implementation on the promise that
the odour will go away
instantaneously. Quite a few dollars
later, it doesn’t take long for the
operator to feel disappointment and
then anger that the “quick-fix” doesn’t
really work. Herein a vicious cycle
begins.
Stop panicking. Sure, there are
odours inherent in most
manufacturing or processing
facilities, it comes with the territory.
Additional or superior odour control
technologies need only be
considered once every effort to
minimise odours have been made via
in-house assessments and
improvement to existing procedures.
Anotec’s purpose is not only to offer
a viable Anotec odour control
technology for outstanding odour
issues for various industry sectors
but to encourage a proactive
management response based on
sound scientific research among
those who recognise the seriousness
of this environmental issue and raise
the awareness of others not familiar
with current environmental issues
and concerns.
Anotec encourage you to consider
that many odour control techniques
cost nothing more than operator
time. These include the upgrading
housekeeping procedures, refining
waste management practices, careful
siting of pollution control devices
GETTING STARTED
Reflect on this; you have reached the
stage where odour complaints are
steadily filtering through to your
office. Investigations have revealed
that the possible contributor to the
odours is the exhaust stack. How
well do your know your stack/s?
Dilution is usually the least expensive
method of dealing with odorous
sources from enclosed structures.
The consensus is if it is possible to
collect all the odorous emissions
from a facility via ducted exhausts
and dilute them with enough non-
odorous air before they exit the
building, the odour problem is solved.
This can often be accomplished with
a few simple changes to existing
mechanical systems. Low flow odour
sources, such as small paint booth
exhausts, can be ducted into high
flow air exhausts, such as waste heat
vents.
Redesign of the exhaust system to
throw the exhaust plume higher into
the air can also be effective in
increasing dilution and reducing
odour impact.
The following pages show one test method used by Anotec to assess odours on-site and within
the affected area. The Nasal Ranger® (Field Olfactometer) has proven to be a most useful tool in
assessing and understanding odours in “real time”. Anotec Pty Limited purchased the Nasal
Ranger® directly from the manufacturer and were trained by Mr. Charles McGinley, Head of Odor
School Minnesota USA, in Los Angeles USA in 2003.
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(stacks etc.) and, most importantly,
communication with the local
community.
However, you may have a problem
with simply diluting an emission
source if it represents a chemical
hazard as well as an odour impact. In
this case, control methods that
reduce the emission rate are needed.
The control technologies most often
used to mitigate chemical hazard
emission sources fall into three
categories: adsorbent collectors; wet
scrubbers; and thermal destruction.
These control technologies have
been proven, in most cases, to
successfully treat polluted air/liquid
streams for both odour and toxicity.
However, there are instances where
the by-product of the chosen
treatment discharged to atmosphere
is well within acceptable limits for
toxicity but exceeds the acceptable
threshold limit for odour, hence odour
nuisance reports and complaints.
At this stage, once you have
exhausted all avenues for odour
reduction and improvement in-house,
and you are satisfied that your
business does not pose a chemical
hazard to the community, Anotec
recommends you consider either an
add-on odour control technology to
form a hybrid system with existing
technologies for treatment of
emissions that are captured,
contained and discharged or an
independent system that will address
fugitive odour emissions that cannot
be captured, contained and treated.
TEST METHOD

The test method used conforms with Anotec’s Test Method No. 309 for Direct
Olfactometry in Ambient Air , Point Source and Fugitive Emissions with attention
and reference to Australian/New Zealand Standard™ 4323.3 “Stationary source
emissions Part 3: Determination of odour concentration by dynamic olfactometry”
in the absence of a standard for direct olfactometry (real-time).

The principle of field olfactometry calculates the “Dilution to Threshold” (D/T) ratio
as:

Volume of Carbon-Filtered Air

D/T = ------------------------------------------
Volume of Odorous Air

Detection Technique: Human Nose

Discrete Dilution Ratios: 2, 4, 7, 15, 30, 60 D/T’s

(Current Standard Dilution-to-Threshold Ratios)

Response Time: As fast as 2-seconds

Accuracy: +/- 10% of D/T

Repeatability: +/- 2%

Inhalation Rate: 16 litres per minute

Operating Temperature Range: 0° to 40°C

The Nasal Ranger® Operating Principle

The Nasal Ranger® Field Olfactometer is a nasal organoleptic instrument,

directly measures and quantifies odour strength in the ambient air using the
operating principle of mixing odorous ambient air with odour-free filtered air in
discrete volume ratios.

The discrete volume ratios are called “Dilution-to-Threshold” ratios (D/T

ratios).The user’s nose is placed firmly inside the nasal mask against the
replaceable “comfort seal”. The user inhales through the nasal mask at a
comfortable breathing rate while standing at rest. The nasal mask has an outlet
for exhaled air to exhaust downward. Therefore, the user inhales through the
Nasal Ranger and exhales downward through the outlet check valve.

The user can stand at rest and continue comfortable breathing exclusively
through the Nasal Ranger Field Olfactometer. A set of LED lights that are
recessed on top of the Nasal Ranger housing indicate when the inhalation flow
rate is within the “factory calibration flow rate” of 16-20 litres per minute.

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A precision electronic flow meter that is built in to the Nasal Ranger Barrel
measures the “total volume” of mixed airflow that is travelling down the PTFE
Barrel on the way to the nasal mask.

The rotational position of the Nasal Ranger D/T Dial determines the orifice size
and, therefore, the volume of odorous air that enters through the selected orifice.
A large orifice allows more odorous air through the D/T Dial to mix with odour-
free filtered air.

A small orifice allows less odorous air through the D/T Dial to mix with odour-free
filtered air. The volume ratio of the filtered odour-free air and odorous air is
called the Dilution-to-Threshold (D/T) ratio.

Nasal Ranger® Field Olfactometer – Technical Data

Detection Technique: Human Nose

Discrete Dilution Ratios: 2, 4, 7, 15, 30, 60 D/T’s
(Current Standard Dilution-to-Threshold Ratios)
Response Time: As fast as 2-seconds
Accuracy: +/- 10% of D/T
Repeatability: +/- 2%
Inhalation Rate: 16 litres per minute
Operating Temperature Range: 0° to 40°C
Power Requirements: Standard 9-Volt Alkaline Battery
Dimensions: 35.5 x 19 x 10 cm
Weight: 0.91 kg
Materials of Construction: PTFE and Polymer Alloys
Odour Filter Cartridge: 8.9 cm diameter x 7 cm
Nasal Mask: 7 cm x 5.7 cm
Patent: U.S. Patent Pending
EMC Verification: Emissions: EN 61326 1997: Class B
Immunity: EN 61326 1997: Industrial Location
Markings: 89/336/EEC (EMC)
92/59/EEC (General Product Safety)

Nasal mask

Dilution to Threshold dial

(D/T) Odour filter cartridge
for odour free
dilution air

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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

AREA ASSESSED

NATHAN RD

BONEMILL RD

BEENLEIGH RD

Aerial Photograph showing location of subject area.

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CADASTRAL MAP

To fully appreciate the impact of any odours allegedly emanating from the site,
Anotec undertook a study of the Subject’s Surrounds to include the subject site.

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OLFACTOMETRY WORKSHEETS

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Photograph 1. Anotec personnel using The

Nasal Ranger on-site

DISCUSSION ON ODOURS FOR SUBJECT SITE

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FIELD OLFACTOMETRY FOR 10 MARCH 2004

On this day the wind was blowing in a north easterly direction. Field olfactometry
revealed that odours were more prevalent in this direction away from subject site.
Any result over 7 OU (D/T) means that the area is affected by odours in a
significant way. The odour descriptors verified these findings as there was a
distinct foundry-like odour in these areas.

Areas that registered 4 OU (D/T) has a “smoke/hot metal” like odour that,
although not offensive, was easily detected. Given that Anotec are aware of the
subject site, they assumed that the origin of this particular odour may have been
from the Subject Plant. However, this type smell can also be applied to
businesses involved in welding such as plumbers, mechanics or repair shops.

A result of 2 OU (D/T) or less simply means that there were no foundry odours
discernible in the area on that day. These areas are not for concern. Depending
on the direction of the wind, areas with low odour units may be susceptible to
occasional “whiffs” that are reminiscent of the foundry.

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