摘要
人類要生存不能片刻沒有空氣，安全和品質生活須有優質空氣。空氣中若有我們不曾經驗過的氣味，如芬芳氣味可以激起愉快的心情，反之，惡臭氣味卻會造成不快、甚至不安。2004年諾貝爾生理醫學獎頒給理查艾克瑟和琳達巴克兩位科學家，以表彰其「氣味受器和嗅覺系統之組織」的研究，顯現嗅覺系統和氣味對人類生活品質的重要性。本文先簡介嗅覺系統之組織和原理、國內外和氣味相關之環保法規，其次為儀器分析和感官測定方法，最後以筆者實驗室之異味氣體監測的實例說明儀器分析之應用範疇，以供感興趣之讀者參考。
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Human can not survive a moment if without air. Safe and quality life requires good air. The presence of gaseous odor which we have not experienced before, such as fragrance odor could stimulate pleasant mood. On the contrary, offensive odor could make people feel unpleasant or even unsafe. The 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck for their discoveries of ”odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system”, which clearly reflects that olfactory system is important for life quality. This manuscript first introduces the organization and fundamental of olfactory system, followed by both domestic and foreign environmental regulations concerning odor. The instrumental and olfactory measurements of offensive odor are introduced next. Finally, application cases of monitoring odorous gases are provided to demonstrate the capability and extent of instrumental measurements.