184
Views
149
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Reviews

Critical Review: The Health Significance of Environmental Odor Pollution

Pages 76-87 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

References

  • Bruvold , W H , Rappaport , S M Wu , T C . 1983 . Determination of nuisance odor in a community . J Water Poll Control Fed , 55 : 229 – 33 .
  • Scarborough , M E , Ames , R G , Lipsett , M J and Jackson , R J . 1989 . Acute health effects of community exposure to cotton defoliants . Arch Environ Health , 44 : 355 – 60 .
  • Ames , R G and Stratton , J W . 1991 . Acute health effects from community exposure to n-propyl mercaptan from a Ethoprop (Mocap)-treated potato field in Siskiyou County, CA . Arch Environ Med , 46 : 213 – 17 .
  • Selfridge , R R and Sassenrath , C P . 1976 . Monitoring reduced sulfur compounds emitted by the kraft pulp process . Proceedings, 69th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association . June 27-July 1 1976 , Portland, OR. Manuscript No. 76–18.1.
  • Deprez , R D , Oliver , C and Halteman , W . 1986 . Variations in respiratory disease morbidity among pulp and paper mill town residents . J Occup Med , 28 : 486 – 91 .
  • Stjernberg , N , Rosenhall , L Eklund , A . 1986 . Chronic bronchitis in a community in northern Sweden: relation to environmental and occupational exposure to sulphur dioxide . Eur J Respir Dis , 69 : 153 – 59 .
  • Jonsson , E , Deane , M and Sanders , G . 1975 . Community reactions to odors from pulp mills: a pilot study in Eureka, California . Environ Res , 10 : 249 – 70 .
  • Deane , M and Sanders , G . 1977 . Health effects of exposure to community odors from pulp mills, Eureka, 1971; . Environ Res , 14 : 164 – 81 .
  • Goldsmith , J R . 1973 . “ Annoyance and health reactions to odor from refineries and other industries in Carson, California, 1972 ” . In Health and Annoyance Impact of Odor Pollution , Edited by: Goldsmith , J R . Berkeley, CA : Epidemiological Studies Laboratory, California Department of Health Services .
  • Satin , K , Deane , M Leonard , A . 1983 . The McColl Health Survey: An Epidemiological and Toxicological Assessment of the McColl Site , Fullerton, CA. Berkeley, CA : California Department of Health Services, Epidemiological Studies Section .
  • Satin , K P , Huie , S and Croen , L . 1986 . Operating Industries, Inc. Health Effects Study , Berkeley, CA : California Department of Health Services, Epidemiological Studies Section .
  • Satin , K P , Windham , G , Stratton , J and Neutra , R . 1987 . Del Amo-Montrose Health Effects Study , Berkeley, CA : California Department of Health Services, Epidemiological Studies Section .
  • Lipscomb , J . 1989 . The epidemiology of symptoms reported by persons living near hazardous waste sites , Dissertation Berkeley, CA : School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley .
  • Shusterman , D , Lipscomb , J , Satin , K and Neutra , R . 1991 . Symptom prevalence and odor-worry interaction near hazardous waste sites . Environ Health Perspect , 94 : 25 – 30 .
  • Ozonoff , D , Colten , M E Cupples , A . 1987 . Health problems reported by residents of a neighborhood contaminated by a hazardous waste facility . Am J Indust Med , 11 : 581 – 97 .
  • Baker , D B , Greenland , S , Mendlein , J and Harmon , P . 1988 . A health study of two communities near the Stringfellow waste disposal site . Arch Environ Health , 45 : 325 – 34 .
  • Roht , L H , Vernon , S W , Weir , F W , Pier , S M , Sullivan , P and Reed , L J . 1985 . Community exposure to hazardous waste disposal sites: assessing reporting bias . Am J Epidemiol , 122 : 418 – 33 .
  • Shusterman , D , Casey , A and Neutra , R . The health significance of odorous air emissions from stationary sources: investigation of odor and symptom complaints near a hazardous waste site . Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association . June 25–30 , Anaheim, CA. Manuscript No. 89–93.2
  • Ruth , J H . 1986 . Odor thresholds and irritation levels of several chemical substances: a review . Am Ind Hyg Assoc J , 47 ( A ) : 142 – 51 .
  • Beauchamp , R O Jr , Bus , J S Popp , J A . 1984 . A critical review of the literature on hydrogen sulfide toxicity . CRC Crit Rev Toxicol , 13 : 25 – 97 .
  • Turner , A L . 1936 . Diseases of the nose, throat and ear , Baltimore, M.D. : William Wood and Co. .
  • Alarie , Y . 1973 . Sensory irritation by airborne chemicals . CRC Crit Rev Toxicol , 2 : 299 – 363 .
  • Cain , W S . 1988 . “ Olfaction ” . In Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology—2nd Ed , Vol. 1: Perception and Motivation Edited by: Atkinson , R C , Herrnstein , R J Lindzey , G . 409 – 59 . New York : Wiley .
  • Cain , W S . 1990 . “ Perceptual characteristics of nasal irritation ” . In Chemical Senses. Volume 2: Irritation , Edited by: Green , B G , Mason , J R and Kare , M R . 43 – 58 . New York : Marcel Dekker .
  • Dunn , J D , Cometto-Muniz , J E and Cain , W S . 1982 . Nasal reflexes: reduced sensitivity to CO2 irritation in cigarette smokers . J Appl Toxicol , 2 : 176 – 78 .
  • Pevsner , J , Reed , R R Feinstein , P G . 1988 . Molecular cloning of odorant-binding protein: Member of a ligand carrier family . Science , 241 : 336 – 39 .
  • Cain , W S . 1987 . “ Olfactory psychophysics ” . In Encyclopedia of Neuroscience , Edited by: Adelman , G . Vol. II , 884 – 85 . Boston : Birkhauser .
  • Wright , R H . 1976 . Odour and molecular vibration: A possible membrane interaction mechanism . Chem Senses Flav , 2 : 203 – 06 .
  • Wright , R H . 1978 . The perception of odor intensity: physics or psychophysics? . Chem Senses Flav , 3 : 73 – 79 .
  • Dravnieks , A . 1977 . “ Correlation of odor intensities and vapor pressures with structural properties of odorants ” . In Flavor Quality: Objective Measurement , American Chemical Society Symposium Series No. 51 Edited by: Scanlan , R A . 11 – 28 . Washington, D.C. : ACS Press .
  • Snyder , S H , Sklar , P B and Pevsner , J . 1988 . Molecular mechanisms of olfaction . J Biol Chem , 263 : 13971 – 74 .
  • Jones , D T and Reed , R R . 1989 . Golf: an olfactory neuron specific-G protein involved in odorant signal transduction . Science , 244 : 790 – 95 .
  • Bakalyar , H A and Reed , R R . 1990 . Identification of a specialized adenylyl cyclasse that may mediate odorant detection . Science , 250 : 1403 – 06 .
  • Firestein , S and Werblin , F . 1987 . Electrophysiological basis of the response of olfactory receptors to odorant and current stimuli . Ann NY Acad Sci , 510 : 287 – 89 .
  • Harrison , T A , Scott , J W and Schmidt , F H . 1987 . Analysis of olfactory neural responses by a method of spike train matching . Ann NY Acad Sci , 510 : 352 – 54 .
  • Scott , J W . 1987 . Organization of olfactory bulb output cells and their local circuits . Ann NY Acad Sci , 510 : 44 – 48 .
  • Lorig , T S and Schwartz , G E . 1988 . Brain and odor: I. Alteration of human EEG by odor administration . Psychobiol , 16 : 281 – 84 .
  • Buck , L and Axel , R . 1991 . A novel multigene family may encode odorant receptors: a molecular basis for odor recognition . Cell , 65 : 175 – 87 .
  • Barinaga , M . 1991 . How the nose knows: Olfactory receptor cloned. [research news] . Science , 252 : 209 – 10 .
  • Cain , W S and Moskowitz , H R . 1974 . “ Psychophysical scaling of odor ” . In Human Responses to Environmental Odors , Edited by: Turk , A , Johnston , J W and Moulton , D G . 1 – 32 . N.Y. : Academic Press .
  • National Research Council. 1979 . Odors from Stationary and Mobile Sources , Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences Press .
  • Chaplin , J P . 1985 . Dictionary of Psychology , 176 New York : Dell .
  • Amoore , J E and Hautala , E . 1983 . Odor as an aid to chemical safety: odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution . J Appl Toxicol , 3 : 272 – 90 .
  • Stevens , J C and Cain , W S . 1987 . Detecting gas odor in old age . Ann NY Acad Sci , 510 : 644 – 46 .
  • Venstrom , D and Amoore , J . 1968 . Olfactory threshold in relation to age, sex or smoking . J Food Sci , 33 : 264 – 65 .
  • Kolega , H S and Koster , E P . 1974 . Some experiments on sex differences in odor perception . Ann NY Acad Sci , 237 : 234 – 46 .
  • Doty , R L , Shaman , P , Applebaum , S L , Giberson , R , Siksorski , L and Rosenberg , L . 1984 . Smell identification ability: changes with age . Science , 226 : 1441 – 43 .
  • Doty , R L , Applebaum , S , Zusho , H and Settle , R G . 1985 . Sex differences in odor identification ability: a cross-cultural analysis . Neuropsychologia , 23 : 667 – 72 .
  • Ahlstrom , R , Berglund , B , Berglund , U , Engen , T and Lindvall , T . 1987 . A comparison of odor perception in smokers, nonsmokers, and passive smokers . Am J Otolaryngol , 8 : 1 – 6 .
  • Church , J A , Bauer , H , Bellanti , J A , Satterly , R A and Henkin , R I . 1978 . Hyposmia associated with atopy . Ann Allergy , 40 : 105 – 09 .
  • Adams , R G and Crabtree , N . 1961 . Anosmia in alkaline battery workers . Br J Ind Med , 18 : 216 – 21 .
  • Ahlstrom , R , Berglund , B , Berglund , U , Lindvall , T and Wennberg , A . 1986 . Impaired odor perception in tank cleaners . Scand J Work Environ Health , 12 : 574 – 81 .
  • Amoore , J E . 1986 . “ Effects of chemical exposure on olfaction in humans ” . In Toxicology of the Nasal Passages , Edited by: Barrow , C S . 155 – 90 . Washington, D.C. : Hemisphere Publishing Company .
  • Emmett , E A . 1976 . Parosmia and hyposmia induced by solvent exposure . Br J Ind Med , 33 : 196 – 98 .
  • Harada , N , Fujii , M and Dodo , H . 1983 . Olfactory disorder in chemical plant workers exposed to SO2 and/or NH3 . J Sci Labor , 59 ( 3 part II ) : 17 – 23 .
  • Henkin , R I . 1990 . Hyperosmia and depression following exposure to toxic vapors . JAMA , 264 : 2803
  • Sandmark , B , Broms , I , Lofgren , L and Ohlson , C-G . 1989 . Olfactory funciton in painters exposed to organic solvents . Scand J Work Environ Health , 15 : 60 – 63 .
  • Doty , R L . 1979 . A review of olfactory dysfunctions in man . A J Otolaryngol , 1 : 57 – 79 .
  • Rabin , M D . 1986 . Cain WS. Determinants of measured olfactory sensitivity . Percept Psychophysics , 39 : 281 – 86 .
  • Stevens , J C , Cain , W S and Burke , R J . 1988 . Variability of olfactory thresholds . Chem Senses , 13 : 643 – 53 .
  • Cain , W S . 1974 . Perception of odor intensity and the time course of olfactory adaptation . ASHRAE Transactions , 80 : 53 – 75 .
  • Cain , W S . 1980 . The case against threshold measurement of environmental odors . J Air Pollut Control Assoc , 30 : 1295 – 96 .
  • Cain , W S and Murphy , C L . 1980 . Interaction between chemoreceptive modalities of odour and irritation . Nature , 284 : 255 – 57 .
  • Cain , W S . 1974 . Contribution of the trigeminal nerve to perceived odor magnitude . Ann NY Acad Sci , 237 : 28 – 34 .
  • Berglund , B , Berglund , U Lindvall , T . 1973 . A quantitative principle of perceived intensity summation in odor mixtures . J Exp Psychol , 100 : 29 – 38 .
  • Cain , W S and Drexler , M . 1974 . Scope and evaluation of odor counteraction . Ann N Y Acad Sci , 237 : 427 – 39 .
  • Cometto-Muniz , J E , Garcia-Medina , M R and Calvino , A M . 1989 . Perception of pungent odorants alone and in binary mixtures . Chem Senses , 14 : 163 – 73 .
  • Dravnieks , A . 1972 . Odor perception and odorous air pollution . Tappi , 55 : 737 – 42 .
  • Cain , W S . 1978 . “ The odoriferous environment and the application of olfactory research ” . In Handbook of Perception, Vol. 6A, Tasting and Smelling , Edited by: Carterette , E C and Friedman , M P . 277 – 304 . New York : Academic Press .
  • Amoore , J E . 1985 . The Perception of Hydrogen Sulfide Odor in Relation to Setting an Ambient Standard , Berkeley, CA : Olfacto-Labs . California Air Resources Board Contract No. A4-046-33
  • Flesh , R D and Turk , A . 1975 . “ Social and economic effects of odors ” . In Industrial Odor Technology Assessment , Edited by: Cheremisinoff , P N and Young , R A . 57 – 74 . Ann Arbor, MI : Ann Arbor Science Publishers .
  • Steiner , J E . 1974 . Innate, discriminative human facial expressions to taste and smell stimulation . Ann NY Acad Sci , 237 : 229 – 33 .
  • Schleidt , M , Neumann , P and Morishita , H . 1988 . Pleasure and disgust: memories and associations of pleasant and unpleasant odours in Germany and Japan . Chem Senses , 13 : 279 – 93 .
  • Cain , W S and Garcia-Medina , M R . 1980 . Possible adverse biological effects of odor pollution . Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association . June 22–27 1980 , Montreal, Quebec. Manuscript No. 80–23.2.
  • Rotton , J . 1983 . Affective and cognitive consequences of malodorous pollution . Basic Appl Soc Psychol , 4 : 171 – 91 .
  • Knasko , S C and Gilbert , A N . 1990 . Emotional state, physical well-being, and performance in the presence of feigned ambient odor . J Appl Soc Psych , 20 ( 16 ) : 1345 – 57 .
  • Preti , G , Cutler , W B Huggins , G R . 1986 . Human axillary secretions influence women's menstrual cycles: the role of donor extract of females . Horm Behav , 20 : 474 – 82 .
  • Cutler , W B , Preti , G Kreiger , A . 1986 . Human axillary secretions influence women's menstrual cycle: the role of donor extract from men . Horm Behav , 20 : 463 – 73 .
  • Doty , R L . 1981 . Olfactory communication in humans . Chem Senses , 6 : 351 – 76 .
  • Shim , C and Williams , M H . 1986 . Effect of odors in asthma . Am J Med , 80 : 18 – 22 .
  • Herbert , M , Glick , R and Black , H . 1967 . Olfactory precipitants of bronchial asthma . J Psychosomat Res , 11 : 195 – 202 .
  • Eriksson , N E , Lowhagen , O Nilsson , J E . 1987 . Flowers and other trigger factors in asthma and rhinitis—an inquiry study . Allergy , 42 : 374 – 81 .
  • Vellacott , I D , Cooke , E J and James , C E . 1988 . Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy . Int J Gynaecol Obstet , 27 : 57 – 62 .
  • Schottenfeld , R S . 1987 . Workers with multiple chemical sensitivities: a psychiatric approach to diagnosis and treatment. In Cullen MR, Ed. Workers with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities . Occup Med State Art Rev , 2 : 739 – 53 .
  • Tabershaw , I R and Cooper , W C . 1966 . Sequelae of acute organic phosphate poisoning . J Occup Med , 8 : 5 – 20 .
  • Schottenfeld , R S and Cullen , M R . 1986 . Recognition of occupation-induced posttraumatic stress disorders . J Occup Med , 28 : 365 – 69 .
  • Shusterman , D , Balmes , J and Cone , J . 1988 . Behavioral sensitization to irritants/odorants after acute overexposures . J Occup Med , 30 : 565 – 67 .
  • Gyntelberg , F , Vesterhauge , S Fog , P . 1986 . Acquired intolerance to organic solvents and results of vestibular testing . Am J Ind Med , 9 : 363 – 70 .
  • Dager , S , Holland , J P , Cowley , D S and Dunner , D L . 1987 . Panic disorder precipitated by exposure to organic solvents in the work place . Am J Psychiatry , 144 : 1056 – 58 .
  • Bolla-Wilson , K , Wilson , R and Bleecker , M L . 1988 . Conditioning of physical symptoms after neurotoxic exposure . J Occup Med , 30 : 684 – 86 .
  • Shusterman , D and Dager , S . 1991 . Prevention of psychological disability after occupational respiratory exposures . Occup Med State Art Rev , 6 : 11 – 27 .
  • Davidson , L M , Fleming , R and Baum , A . 1987 . Chronic stress, catecholamines, and sleep disturbance at Three Mile Island . J Human Stress , 13 : 75 – 83 .
  • Baum , A . 1990 . Stress, intrusive imagery, and chronic distress . Health Psych , 9 : 653 – 75 .
  • Dunne , M P , Burnett , P , Lawton , J and Raphael , B . 1990 . The health effects of chemical waste in an urban community . Med J Austral , 152 : 592 – 97 .
  • Baba , S , Ozawa , H , Nakamoto , Y , Ueshima , H and Omae , T . 1990 . Enhanced blood pressure response to regular daily stress in urban hypertensive men . J Hypertens , 8 : 647 – 55 .
  • Grossman , E , Oren , S , Garavaglia , G E , Schmieder , R and Messerli , F H . 1989 . Disparate hemodynamic and sympathoadrenergic responses to isometric and mental stress in essential hypertension . Am J Cardiol , 64 : 42 – 44 .
  • Langewitz , W , Ruddell , H and Von Eiff , A W . 1987 . Influence of perceived level of stress upon ambulatory blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory frequency . J Clin Hypertens , 3 : 743 – 48 .
  • Camilleri , M , Malagelada , J-R , Kao , P C and Zinsmeister , A R . 1986 . Gastric and autonomic response to stress in functional dyspepsia . Dig Dis Sci , 31 : 1169 – 77 .
  • Gannon , L R , Haynes , S N , Cuevas , J and Chavez , R . 1987 . Psychophysiological correlates of induced headaches . J Behav Med , 10 : 411 – 23 .
  • Rugh , J D , Hatch , J P , Moore , P J , Cyr-Provost , M , Boutros , N N and Pellegrino , C S . 1990 . The effects of psychological stress on electromyographic activity and negative affect in ambulatory tension-type headache patients . Headache , 30 : 216 – 19 .
  • Karasek . 1981 . Job decision latitude, job demands, and cardiovascular disease: a prospective study of Swedish men . Am J Publ Health , 71 : 694 – 705 .
  • Johnson , J V and Hall , E M . 1988 . Job strain, work place social support, and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study of a random sample of the Swedish working population . Am J Publ Health , 78 : 1336 – 42 .
  • Berman , A J . 1987 . Stress and the gastrointestinal tract . Mt Sinai J Med , 54 : 66 – 77 .
  • Susser , M . 1967 . Causes of peptic ulcer: a selective epidemiologic review . J Chron Dis , 20 : 435 – 56 .
  • Mustacchi , P . 1990 . Stress and hypertension . West J Med , 153 : 180 – 85 .
  • Cinciripini , P M . 1986 . Cognitive stress and cardiovascular reactivity. I. Relationship to hypertension . Am Heart J , 112 : 1044 – 50 .
  • Schnall , P L , Pieper , C Schwartz , J E . 1990 . The relationship between “job strain,” workplace diastolic blood pressure, and left ventricular mass index: results of a case-control study . JAMA , 263 : 1929 – 35 .
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 1983 . Epidemic psychogenic illness in an industrial setting—Pennsylvania . MMWR , 32 : 287 – 94 .
  • Boxer , P A , Singal , M and Hartle , R W . 1984 . An epidemic of psychogenic illness in an electronics plant . J Occup Med , 26 : 381 – 85 .
  • Hall , E M and Jonhson , J V . 1989 . A case study of stress and mass psychogenic illness in industrial workers . J Occup Med , 31 : 243 – 50 .
  • Raphael , K . 1987 . Recall bias: A proposal for assessment and control . Int J Epidemiol , 16 : 167 – 70 .
  • Duffee , R A . 1982 . Evaluation of odor annoyance problems . Proceedings of the 75th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association . June 26-July 1 1982 , New Orleans, LA. Manuscript No. 82–28.1.
  • Marin , A B , Acree , T E and Barnard , J . 1988 . Variation in odor detection thresholds determined by charm analysis . Chem Senses , 13 : 435 – 44 .
  • McGorrin , R J , Phfahl , T R and Croasman , W R . 1987 . Identification of the musty component of an off-odor packaging film . Anal Chem , 59 : 1109A – 10A .
  • USEPA. 1983 . Review of New Source Performance Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills , Research Triangle Park, NC : United States Environmental Protection Agency . Publication No. EPA-450/3-83-017
  • Feldstein , J , Levaggi , D A and Thuillier , R . 1974 . Odor regulation by emission limitation at the stack . Ann NY Acad Sci , 237 : 309 – 14 .
  • Bay Area Air Quality Management District. 1980 . Regulation 7: Odorous Substances , San Francisco : Bay Area Air Quality Management District .
  • Tutt , W E . 1989 . Setting an ambient odor standard . Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association . June 25–30 1989 , Anaheim, CA. Manuscript No. 89–93.1.
  • Selmi , D and Manaster , K . 1989 . State Environmental Law , NY : Clark Boardman Co. .
  • Chaset , L G . 1987 . Enforcement mechanisms for resolving community odor problems: a legal viewpoint . Proceedings, 80th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association . June 21–26 1987 , New York, NY. Manuscript No. 87–75B.5.
  • Weber , A and Grandjean , E . 1987 . “ Acute effects of environmental tobacco smoke ” . In Environmental Carcinogens: Methods of Analysis and Exposure Measurement , Edited by: O'Neill , I K , Brunnemann , K D , Dodet , B and Hoffmann , D . 59 – 68 . Lyon, , France : International Agency for Research on Cancer .
  • Franck , C . 1986 . Eye symptoms and signs in buildings with indoor climate problems (“office eye syndrome”) . Acta Ophthalmologica , 64 : 306 – 11 .
  • Basu , P K , Pimm , P E Shephard , R J . 1978 . The effect of cigarette smoke on the human tear film . Canad J Ophthal , 13 : 22 – 26 .
  • Kjaergaard , S K , Pedersen , O F , Taudorf , E and Molhave , L . 1990 . Assessment of changes in eye redness by a photographic method and the relation to sensory eye irritation . Int Arch Occup Environ Health , 62 : 133 – 37 .
  • Kjaergaard , S K and Pedersen , O F . 1989 . Dust exposure, eye redness, eye cytology and mucous membrane irritation in a tobacco industry . Int Arch Occup Environ Health , 61 : 519 – 25 .
  • Morgan , M S and Camp , J E . 1986 . Upper respiratory irritation from controlled exposure to vapor from carbonless copy forms . J Occup Med , 28 : 415 – 19 .
  • Yumoto , E and Gould , W J . 1982 . Harmonics-to-noise ratio as an index of the degree of hoarseness . J Acoust Soc Am , 71 : 1544 – 50 .
  • Diggle , P . 1990 . Time Series: A Biometrical Introduction , N.Y. : Oxford University Press .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.