Étude des prédicteurs de la gêne olfactive aux abords d’un site industriel

The present research aims at defining factors linked with the level of olfactive annoyance felt by residents living near an industrial site and to estimate their importance, which could predict the annoyance. One hundred and ninety-nine residents answered a questionnaire about quality of life, various annoyances found on the place of dwelling, as well as about factory and their odors. The results underline the link between the level of annoyance, characteristics of the odors and some individual and contextual factors. Moreover, the regression analysed apply at these variables show four predictive factors in the prediction of odor annoyance which are perceived olfactive sensitivity, estimated pollution level of the industrial site, unpredictability and intensity of odors.