Introduction of odor index and its character in Kawasaki-city

In Kawasaki City, the contents of complaints about malodor have recently changed to those caused by urban life such as malodor from catering establishments, and countermeasures for malodor substances and complex odor, which have not been regulated up to now, have come to be demanded. In order to implement appropriate regulation standard considering the preservation of living environment in daily life, the regulation of odor index considering time zone, application area, category of business, and scale of business has been incorporated into the city ordinance. Implementation of regulation standard considering the actual circumstances of the region such as time zone is the distinguished feature for introduction of the regulation of odor index in this city. Thanks to this revision, guidance considering the actual circumstances of the region based on odor index, not only based on facilities as previously, has become possible.