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electronic nose  

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  • Across a wide range of applications there is a need to rapidly detect, identify, and quantify complex volatile mixtures. Food manufacturers need to monitor the quality of incoming raw products and evaluate the perceptual properties of their products; environmental agencies seek to regulate the emission of malodors from waste treatment and other industrial plants. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Electronic Nose]

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