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Recruiting, training and managing a sensory panel in odor nuisance testing
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0258057 (2021), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
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Abstract
- A growing level of environmental awareness in societies has led to an increased interest in the odor nuisance. Residents’ complaints have ultimately revealed the need to develop adequate research methods that would ensure objective measurements, thus shedding more light on this complex problem. One of the possible ways to conduct an objective odor assessment is to use a sensory panel in the tests. This paper presents the procedure for selecting and training the sensory analysis team especially for the purposes of odor nuisance testing. Several useful suggestions for conducting studies that involve a sensory panel are also provided. This in turn can prove a useful tool, supplementing the EN 13725 standard within the scope of building and convening a sensory panel. In this paper a performance comparison of two sensory panels is also discussed: one that received a basic training of 20h, solely based on the guidelines of the EN 13725 standard and another, whose members completed an extended training of 60h, based on the standards and guidelines used in the field of sensory analysis. It has been shown that acquiring more knowledge and developing certain competences in the field of sensory analysis may contribute to an increase in the overall and individual precision of determinations as adequate sensory training improves the panel’s performance.
- Subjects :
- Atmospheric Science
Computer science
Physiology
Eggs
Applied psychology
Social Sciences
Field (computer science)
Geographical locations
Mass Spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry
Spectrum Analysis Techniques
Reproductive Physiology
Psychology
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Measurement
Multidisciplinary
Scope (project management)
Chromatographic Techniques
Smell
Europe
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Medicine
Sensory Perception
Team Behavior
Research Article
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Science
Sensory system
Research and Analysis Methods
Training (civil)
Sensory analysis
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Air Quality
Perception
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Humans
Environmental Chemistry
European Union
European union
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
Collective Human Behavior
Odor
Atmospheric Chemistry
Odorants
Earth Sciences
Cognitive Science
People and places
Neuroscience
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ac605db5149856e20b9a6ca0c2c46ede