odour threshold

in atmospheric chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04279
The concentration of a compound which produces an odour which is detectable by a human being (nose). For certain compounds this threshold is very low (e.g. 1 part in \(10^{9}\) for certain @S06102@).
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2204 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'odour threshold' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04279 RIS BibTex EndNote
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