could suggest that other odorous compounds, which were not measured, may be continuously emitted in the SSIA. In addition, people tend to perceive what they regard as unacceptable odor types, and a major offensive odor emitted from an industrial area can become an odor problem. onsequently, we need to carefully assess odorous nuisances resulting from various odor sources, and we must invest in various types of facilities at the sampling sites and measure a variety of odorants emitted from the industrial complex. Moreover, we should evaluate odor annoyance using indirect (instrumental) methods and direct methods based on steady social participationover a long period to resolve odor problems and health risks for people who live near the industrial complex.
3.4. Correlation analysis of odor intensity
These converted index values were calculated on a logarithmicscale to compare with the OI values evaluated by RMR and the correlation analysis results are shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 7A shows agraph that compares the correlation result between OI by RMR andSOC in terms of logarithmic scales. The Pearson’s correlationcoefficient(r) from the analysis indicated values of 0.465 (P ¼ 6.1EFig