Applicability of Instrumental Odour Monitoring Systems in the Light of Scientific, Legal, and Commercial Restrictions

Abstract

In this work, the general motivation of having a reliable way for technical odour measurement is laid out along with current standardisation work and accompanying research. Over the last years, a number of devices have been designed for continuous odour assessment. In the past, many applications of “electronic noses” led to erroneous results (Boeker, 2014) which shall be overcome by better quality assurance in current standardisation and new technical developments. Field tests show that alignment between standardisation discussion and real-world application is necessary to obtain feasible results.