Fugitive Source

Overview

Unintended release of odours that are not based on a fixed time or have a fixed odour concentration. These sources may be difficult to measure. Examples include door opening at a waste transfer station or a leak from a pipe.

See also: Odour Source, for how this fits with the other source classifications.

See also: WWTP Odour, for how fugitive emissions arise in wastewater treatment plant unit processes.

See also: Landfill Odour, for how gas migration through cover breaches is a common fugitive source at landfills.