Table 2.
Frequency or odds ratio of reported health complaints for single and multi-pollutant community odorant exposure events. List of symptoms is non-exhaustive. NA = not evaluated in the study
| Single Pollutant Community Exposure Studies | Multiple Pollutant Community Exposure Studies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Behbod et al., 2014 [54] | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008 [22••] | Ames and Stratton, 1991 [57••] | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2016 [78••] | Georgieff and Turnovska, 1999 [40•] | Jaakkola et al. 1990 [41•] | Kangas, 1984 [42•] |
| Location | Eight Mile, AL | Fairburn, GA | Dorris, CA | Aliso Canyon Underground Gas Storage Facility, Porter Ranch, CA | Bulgaria | Finland | Finland |
| Exposure source | Contaminated spring | Wastewater treatment facility | Treated agricultural field | Natural gas storage facility | Cellulose paper plant | Pulp mills | Pulp mills |
| Compounds exposed to | TBM | NPM | NPM | TBM, THT | DMS, MM, H2S, etc. | DMS, MM, H2S, DMDS, sulfur dioxide | DMS, MM, H2S, DMDS, sulfur dioxide |
| Reporting value | Percentage of individual respondents (n = 204) | Percentage of individual respondents (n = 622) | Odds ratio | Percentage of households reporting (n = 210) | Percentage of individuals who perceived the odor (n = 480) | Odds ratio | Percentage of exposed individuals (n = 81) |
| Headache (various units) | 63.2 | 74.3 | 5.08 | 71.8 | 26.8 | 1.6-2.2 | 12.3 |
| Eye, nasal and/or throat irritation (various units) | 40.2 (eye) 46.6 (throat); 54.4 (nasal); 56.4 (cough) | 57.7 (burning eyes); 53.9 (cough/sore throat) | 3.58 (sore throat); 5.31 (runny nose); 5.64 (burning/itching eyes) | 73.9 | 51.9 | 11.7-11.8 (eyes); 2.0-2.2 (nasal); 1.9-3.1 (cough) | NA |
| Respiratory complaint (various units) | 46.1 (sinus); 37.8 (difficulty breathing); 15.7 (asthma exacerbation) | 45.5 (difficulty breathing) | 6.0 (asthma attacks); 3.5 (hay fever attacks); 3.44 (difficulty breathing) | 67 | NA | 1.6-2.4 (breathlessness or wheezing) | NA |
| Skin rash or irritation (various units) | 37.3 | 9.2 | 2.43 | 46.1 | 53.8 | NA | NA |
| Dizziness (various units) | 36.8 | 5.3 | NA | 59.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Nausea or vomiting (various units) | 28.9 | 48.7 | 1.86 (vomiting); 3.39 (nausea) | 54.4 | 30.2 | NA | NA |
| Diarrhea (various units) | 23.5 | 6.6 | 3.80 | 27 | NA | NA | NA |
| Cardiovascular (various units) | 27.5 (chest pain); 23.5 (irregular heart beat); 28.9 (exacerbation of hypertension) | .5 (rapid pulse, elevated blood pressure) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Trouble sleeping (various units) | 52 | NA | NA | NA | 18.8 | NA | NA |
| Nosebleed (various units) | NA | 13.7 | NA | 30.9 | NA | NA | NA |