Glossary
Ambient Odor — Glossary
The background smell of a whole space — diffuse, airborne odor rather than a single localized source.
Ambient odor is the smell of a room rather than the smell of a spot. It comes from many small sources releasing compounds into the shared air — the carpet, the couch, the pet bed, all at once.
Ambient odor calls for whole-room treatment: cleaning the reservoirs and freshening the air, rather than treating one spot.