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On behalf of a consortium of water companies and manufacturers, an electronic olfactory sensor was evaluated for its potential application to on-line analysis within the water industry. Early results are encouraging. The sensor has the ability to detect contaminants in raw water which cause taste and odour problems, such as 2,4,6-trichloroanisole and some hydrocarbons. It can also discriminate between three different raw water sources.
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Sweeney, R.E.H., Scrimshaw, M.D., Morse, G.K. et al. Evaluation of Olfactory Sensing in the Water Industry. Environ Monit Assess 52, 411–424 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005846730167
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