Everyone would probably agree that if one person smells a facility one day out of the year that facility should not be declared a nuisance. But, several hundred people smelling a facility nearly every day throughout the year would be considered a nuisance. The reality at most sites lies somewhere in the middle. A odor nuisance may also have to consider a relationship between the number of people annoyed. Included in this decision might also be the economic impact of odor control on the livestock industry.
Many questions are still without adequate answers.
The only thing known is that odors are creating problems for the livestock industry and for individuals and communities living near livestock facilities. To solve this problem livestock producers must strive to control odors and communities must develop policies that minimize the annoyance to the majority of people, while preserving the economic integrity of their livestock industry. References DeBode, M.J.C. 1991. Odour and ammonia emissions from manure storage. In Odour and Ammonia and Emissions from Livestock Farming ed. by V.C. Neilsen, J.H. Voorburg and P. L'Hermite, pp 59-62, Elsevier Applied Science, London.