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In the absence of oxygen, sulfur-reducing and sulfate-reducing bacteria derive energy from oxidizing hydrogen or organic molecules by reducing elemental sulfur or sulfate to hydrogen sulfide. Other bacteria liberate hydrogen sulfide from sulfur-containing amino acids; this gives rise to the odor of rotten eggs and contributes to the odor of ...
Mercaptan is a harmless chemical that smells like sulfur or rotten eggs that utility companies add to natural gas to make it easier to detect leaks, according to Healthline, a medical information ...
McCurn’s office has received complaints about the rotten egg smell for several weeks. “It stinks. No pun intended,” said Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilman Josh McCurn, who represents ...
The city's sewer district is aware of the stench plaguing the city. But the odor could be around for a while longer, a spokesperson said.
Lime sulfur reacts with strong acids (including stomach acid) to produce highly toxic hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg gas) and indeed usually has a distinct "rotten egg" odor to it. Lime sulfur is not flammable but can release highly irritating sulfur dioxide gas when in a fire. Safety goggles and impervious gloves must be worn while handling lime ...
Sulfur water (or sulphur water) is a condition where water is exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas, giving it a distinct "rotten egg" smell. This condition has different purposes in culture varying from health to implications for plumbing.
An exoplanet where rain made of glass flies through the atmosphere was hiding another secret: It has an atmosphere that smells like rotten eggs.
Phantosmia (phantom smell), also called an olfactory hallucination or a phantom odor, [1] is smelling an odor that is not actually there. This hallucination is intrinsically suspicious as the formal evaluation and detection of relatively low levels of odour particles is itself a very tricky task in air epistemology.