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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2016

The relation between modeled odor exposure from livestock farming and odor annoyance among neighboring residents.

D Boers, L Geelen, H Erbrink, L A M Smit, D Heederik, M Hooiveld, C J Yzermans, M Huijbregts, I M Wouters

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  1. Industrial odour pollution and human health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021
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  4. Exposure-complaint relationships of various environmental odor sources in Styria, Austria.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019
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D BoersOffice of Environmental Health and Safety, Public Health Services Brabant/Zeeland, PO Box 3024, 5003 DA, Tilburg, The Netherlands. daisyboers@hotmail.com.
L GeelenOffice of Environmental Health and Safety, Public Health Services Brabant/Zeeland, PO Box 3024, 5003 DA, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
H ErbrinkDNV KEMA, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
L A M SmitDivision of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
D HeederikDivision of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
M HooiveldNIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
C J YzermansNIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
M HuijbregtsDepartment of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
I M WoutersDivision of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

purposeOdor annoyance is an important environmental stressor for neighboring residents of livestock farms and may affect their quality of life and health. However, little is known about the relation between odor exposure due to livestock farming and odor annoyance. Even more, the relation between odor exposure and odor annoyance is rather complicated due to variable responses among individuals to comparable exposure levels and a large number of factors (such as age, gender, education) that may affect the relation. In this study, we (1) investigated the relation between modeled odor exposure and odor annoyance; (2) investigated whether other factors can affect this relation; and (3) compared our dose-response relation to a dose-response relation established in a previous study carried out in the Netherlands, more than 10 years ago, in order to investigate changes in odor perception and appreciation over time.

methodsWe used data from 582 respondents who participated in a questionnaire survey among neighboring residents of livestock farms in the south of the Netherlands. Odor annoyance was established by two close-ended questions in a questionnaire; odor exposure was estimated using the Stacks dispersion model.

resultsThe results of our study indicate a statistically significant and positive relation between modeled odor exposure and reported odor annoyance from livestock farming (OR 1.92; 95 % CI 1.53-2.41). Furthermore, age, asthma, education and perceived air pollution in the environment are all related to odor annoyance, although they hardly affect the relation between estimated livestock odor exposure and reported odor annoyance. We also found relatively more odor annoyance reported among neighboring residents than in a previous study conducted in the Netherlands.

conclusionsWe found a strong relation between modeled odor exposure and odor annoyance. However, due to some uncertainties and small number of studies on this topic, further research and replication of results is recommended.

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Animal HusbandryInhalation ExposureLivestockOdorantsResidence CharacteristicsAdultAir PollutionAnimalsAsthmaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalNetherlandsOlfactory PerceptionDispersion modelLivestock farmingModeled odor exposureOdor annoyance

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