An Innovative Methodological Approach for Monitoring and Chemical Characterization of Odors around Industrial Sites

Table 1

GC/MS-O analysis report.

Compound	Retention time (min)	Odor description	Odor Intensity
Dimethyl ether	2.55
2-Propanone	2.73	Solvent	2
Methyl ethanoate	2.90
Cyclopentane	3.13
Ethyl acetate	3.55
Methyl ethyl ether	3.66
2-Methylbutanal	4.06
Heptane	4.78
Methyl butanoate	5.31
Dimethyl disulfide	5.83
Toluene	6.40
Octane	7.38
Ethylbenzene	9.60
m,p-Xylene	9.90	Sweet	2
Styrene	10.75
o-Xylene	10.85	Sweet	2
Nonane	11.10
Δ-3-Carene	11.31	Fresh, herbaceous	1
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	12.15
Octatriene	12.31
2,6-Dimethyloctane	12.56
5,6-Dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene	13.11
Camphene	13.20
Propylbenzene	13.40
β-Pinene	13.93
1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene	14.07	Aromatic/strong	3
Ethyltoluene	14.26	Solvent	2
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene	14.48	Aromatic/strong	3
α-Terpinene	16.25
1-Methyl-4-(1-methyethyl)-cyclohexene	16.46
Unidentified	17.53	Burnt	3
γ-Terpinene	18.15
α-Terpinolene	19.34
Undecane	19.84
Unidentified	22.34	Sweet	2
Dodecane	22.50