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The Chemistry and Physiology of Odor Sensitivity
Author(s) -
Amoore John E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1986.tb05717.x
Subject(s) - anosmia , odor , taste , blindness , olfaction , population , physiology , psychology , audiology , neuroscience , biology , medicine , environmental health , pathology , optometry , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Odor threshold testing has demonstrated the wide variation in the normal olfactory sensitivities of a population and the common occurrence of specific anosmia, or “smell‐blindness.” Continuing research on specific anosmia is leading toward a new fundamental classification of primary odors. The relationship between the classification of odors and the descriptive terms used for taste and odor problems in water is discussed, with special reference to the earthy‐musty odor.