Living Environment Evaluation and Attitude toward Smell by Residents

Part 2: Awareness of odor in the house

Abstract

The lifestyle and living environment of residents have been changing with the times, and it is thought that the odor felt in the house has also been changing. The purpose of this paper was to clarify the changes awareness of odors in the house and odor quality felt in the house by comparing the results of surveys conducted in 1990 with the same content. As a result, it was found that degree of odor discomfort in the house has decreased with the change of the times. In addition, it was found that the quality of the odor felt in the house is also changing with the changing times.