'Odor Basics', Understanding and Using Odor Testing

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Odor Basics , Understanding and Using Odor TestingAuthored by:Charles M. McGinley, Croix Sensory, A. McGinley, MHSSt. Croix Sensory, L. McGinleySt. Croix Sensory, atThe 22ndAnnual Hawaii Water Environment Association ConferenceHonolulu, Hawaii: 6-7 June 2000St. Croix Sensory Inc. / McGinley Associates, - 30th Street Circle NorthStillwater, MN 55082 2000 ABSTRACTOf the five senses, odor is the most evocative and least understood. Odor Testing seemsmysterious and odor data mythical to most practitioners. In millennium past the "practice ofodor" was in the hands of wizards, magicians, and experts.

Prior to the sample taking, the Sampler gathers together the needed sampling equipment: 1. Ladder, 2. Pliers or wrench to open the sample port; 3.

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