VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006
Measurement of odour impact by field inspection - Measurement of the impact frequency of recognizable odours - Grid measurement
- Standard No.
- VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006
- Release Date
- 2006
- Published By
- Association of German Mechanical Engineers
- Latest
- VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006
- Replace
- VDI 3940-1993 VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2003
- Scope
- The present guideline is a set of instructions for the measurement of odour impact in an assessment area. The odour load is measured in this case by qualified assessors who assess the ambient air for odours at previously defined locations within certain measurement cycles. Grid measurement is a statistical survey method in which over a certain period, e.g. six months, assessors record detected odours at grid intersection points in the assessment area in accordance with a certain methodology. The results are used for calculating the odour impact characteristic (number of hours per year of odour impact) for the assessment squares in the assessment area. Such grid measurements make it possible to ascertain the existent odour load caused by sources outside and inside the assessment area. In Germany grid measurements are mainly employed in approval and monitoring proceedings and in urban development planning as a means of determining the prior or total odour load in the assessment area.
VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006 Referenced Document
- DIN 10954:1997 Sensory testing methods - Paired comparison test
- DIN 10961:1996 Training of assessors for sensory analysis
- DIN 10962:1997 Areas for sensory analysis - Specifications of testrooms
- DIN 10963:1997 Sensory testing methods - Ranking method
- DIN 10964:1996 Sensory testing methods - Simple descriptive test
- DIN 10966:1997 Sensory testing methods - Intensity test
- DIN EN 13725:2003 Air quality - Determination of odour concentration by dynamic olfactometry; German version EN 13725:2003
- VDI 2449 Blatt 2-1987 Basic concepts for characterization of a complete measuring procedure; glossary of terms
- VDI 3786 Blatt 1-1995 Environmental meteorology - Meteorological measurements - Fundamentals
- VDI 3786 Blatt 2-2000 Environmental meteorology - Meteorological measurements concerning questions of air pollution - Wind
- VDI 3788 Blatt 1-2000 Environmental meteorology - Dispersion of odorants in the atmosphere - Fundamentals
- VDI 3882 Blatt 1-1992 Olfactometry; determination of odour intensity
VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006 history
- 2006 VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006 Measurement of odour impact by field inspection - Measurement of the impact frequency of recognizable odours - Grid measurement
- 2003 VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2003 Determination of odorants in ambient air by field inspections - Determination of the frequency of identifiable odour in ambient air - Grid measurement
- 1993 VDI 3940-1993 Bestimmung der Geruchsstoffimmission durch Begehungen
VDI 3940 Blatt 1-2006 Measurement of odour impact by field inspection - Measurement of the impact frequency of recognizable odours - Grid measurement has been changed from VDI 3940-1993 Bestimmung der Geruchsstoffimmission durch Begehungen.
