Table 1.

Chemical composition of odorous mixtures from different stages of waste management.

Stage of the Waste Management	List of Detected Substances	References
Collection and transport	ethanol, dimethyl sulfide, methyl mercaptan, dimethyl disulfide, propylene, ethyl acetate, NH3, methacrolein, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, methyl chloride and m-,p-xylene	[7,22,23,24]
Waste transfer stations	ethanol, methyl mercaptan, dimethyl disulfide, H2S, propanal, m,p-xylene, methacrolein, acrolein, NH3, benzene, toluene, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, and butyric acid.	[23,25,26,27]
MBT facilities	acetic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, isovaleric acid, and dimethyl sulfide	[28]
Landfills	H2S, methanethiol, dimethyl disulfide, carbon disulfide, diethyl disulfide, benzene, NH3, ethyl acetate, ethylbenzene, p-ethyltoluene, n-hexane, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, trichloroethylene, styrene, m-xylene, toluene, p-xylene, acetone, methanol, n-butanone, acetic acid, and 2-octanone	[29,30,31]