Karakteristieken - Odor 

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Odor 
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on 2021/07/16 16:02

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Odor is a difficult concept to define in the field.
Odor
Odor is a subjective interpretation of the situation, because for every person the smell can be different. Moreover the nose does not have enough receptors to define a complete summary of a sample. On top of that excludes the nose some smells that are toxic of presumably toxic to the body and exclude this smells from entering the nose.
To activate the smell of soils one can heat up the soil to reactivate the smell. Precaution needs to be taken, because by intensive use of the nose the smell can disappear again. Only in situations where the smell is distinctive or even annoying one can use this information in the results of the fieldwork. Odors can be classified via the following table.
Main distinction
Chemical	Mixed	Suspicious	Unknown	Nothing	
Sub-categories
Category	Subcategory	
Camphor	Bitter	
	Mothballs	
	Acrid	
Musk	Penetrating	
	Pungent	
Ammonia	 	
Smoke/ash	 	
Sludge	 	
Chlorine	 	
Floral	 	
Peppermint	Sweet	
	Minty	
Ether	Paint	
	Soap	
	Thinner	
	Pesticide	
	Solvent	
	Acetone	
	Medicinal	
Vinegar	Sharp	
	Acetic	
	Pungent	
	Rancid	
Putrid	Fertilizer	
	Sour	
	Rotten egg	
	Rotten cabage	
	Fishy	
	Disagreeable, sweet	
	Sulphurous	
Hydrocarbon	Natural gas	
	Aromatics	
	Carbolineum	
	Condensate	
	Glycol	
	Home heating oil	
	Kerosene	
	Mineral oil	
	Motoroil	
	Petroleum	
	Oil fuel	
	Organic	
	Diesel	
	Petrol	
	Oil	
	Asphalt	
	Tar	
References
•	NEN-EN-ISO 14688-1:2019
Contents
•	Odor
•	Main distinction
•	Sub-categories
•	References