In this study we investigated the air pollutants dispersion around depressed road using commercial FLUENT CFD code. In order to find optimal turbulence model which simulates air pollution dispersion around. depressed road, we used the realizable k-ε model, the RNG k-ε model, and the Shear-Stress Transport k-⍵turbulence model in FLUENT CFD code. The results were compared with the wind tunnel experiments. Realizable k-ε turbulence model provided the best prediction for the surface concentrations and concentration profiles of selected downwind positions of the depressed road. It was found that a noise barrier, which positioned around the depressed road, decrease the horizontal impact distance lower 0.46~0.81 times and change the vertical air pollution impact distance larger 0.95~1.47 times than those of no barrier case. It was also found that two or three noise barriers increase 1.33-1.42 times the vertical air pollution impact distance. It contributes the decrease of horizontal air pollution impact distance 0.44~0.60 times compare with no barrier case.
The experiment was performed for establishing the best condition of experiment and defining the issue of GC/FID methods based on HS-SPME-capillary column when TMA is measured in the air. Also the experiments are performed based on odor process test method alternately. At first, The result that KOH and NaOH were compared for eluting the TMA among the preprocessing processes, showed that NaOH is 2.2 times higher figure of area, 0.9972 of curve linearity(R2), and 1.96% of relative standard deviation. As a result using the ultrasonic cleaner and 30℃ constant temperature water bath, constant temperature water bath showed stabilized curve linearity (R2 0.9972) and relative standard deviation (RSD 2%). In advance of experiment conditions, the result performed acid filter paper method and acidic solution absorption among TMA sampling methods, is that acidic solution absorption detected 5 times better sensitivity than Acid filter paper method. Acidic solution absorption showed to provide excellent analysis sensitivity in this experiment restrictively. Therefore, in case of experiment by GC/FID method based on HS-SPME-capillary column, selection of sampling method expects that acidic solution absorption better effect and in case of disassemble reagent, NaOH and 30℃ constant temperature water bath is better effect in the experiment conditions.
This study was carried out to provide the stable and homogeneous sample for the proficiency test which was applied for the olfactory dilution method of the offensive odor. For this purpose, the relationship between VOCs concentration and air dilution test results were analysed. As the results, the mixture of 7.1 ppm of toluene and m-xylene were suitable as a low level of PTM(proficiency test material) for air dilution olfactory method. In addition, time stability and homogeneity between samples were investigated through the time of 6 hr ~ 48 hr. As the results, the stability of sample concentration with GC analysis was shown as 5.1% RSD for toluene and 6.8 %RSD for xylene, respectively. The stability of sample was 5.4 %RSD in terms of air dilution olfactory method.
The correlations among odor intensity, offensive substance concentration, and dilution factor were reviewed for the 12 designated offensive odor substances in this study. It is to propose new regulatory odor standards based on relationships between odor intensity and offensive substance concentration, as well as odor intensity and dilution factor at the site boundary which were obtained from the comprehensive reviews of the adequacy of current regulation standards. Changes in intensity were found to be necessary to reflect exponential changes in concentrations and dilution factors. The change of substance concentrations with respect to the dilution factor was found to be a relatively linear relationship. The thorough evaluations pf relationships among odor intensity, offensive substance concentration, and dilution factor led to the conclusion that the current regulatory standards were inadequate and the modification was necessary to reflect the new understandings. The new regulatory substance standards based on correlations with odor intensity for the 12 compounds were proposed. The proposed ammonia concentrations for the regulatory standard in the semi-industrial and industrial area were 15 ppm and 28 ppm, respectively. These are approximately 15 times higher than those of the current standards. For dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and isovaleraldehyde, the higher concentrations than those of current standards were also pro posed. The proposed regulatory standards of dilution factor in semi-industrial and industrial area were 25 and 50, respectively. It is found that proposed quantitative relationships among the odor intensity, the offensive substance concentration, and the dilution factor in this study turned out to be more adequate to Korean than the current ones.
Even though offensive odor control law was enforced in 2005, the civil appeal of odor doesn’t decrease all parts of the country. On Effluent Quality Standard site, the reason why the civil appeal is filed could be the restriction which is regulated by odor concentration(dilution threshold) without considering odor emission.
When regulating odor concentration only, the different scenarios were considered and analyzed for diffuse form through odor concentration, stack height and flow rate using AERSCREEN. Oder compounds from the analyzed scenarios were fluctuated by not only odor concentration but flow rate. Therefore, flow rate regulation introduction is necessary because odor concentration regulation of Effluent Quality Standard doesn’t make the civil appeal reduce.
Now, Odor Effluent Quality Standard is managed by Effluent Quality Standard like air pollutants in Korea. It means, the concept conversion of Receptor-centric is need for preventing civil appeal and complaint of odor. For the odor management of receptor-centric, workplace emission is regulated in accordance with odor concentration at receptor. but it’s hard to regulate all of workplace respectively because all workplace condition is different each other In Japan, odor diffusion modeling for calculating the causal relationship between receptor and emission is used for the method to figure out the problem. By expanding odor automatic monitoring network that some of local governments have, odor emission management and continues receptor current status analysis are needed to combine and operate for resolving odor problem.