hydrogen sulfide
noun
: a flammable poisonous gas H2S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter
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While speaking to Syracuse.com, Dan Neenan, director at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, said that manure can release fumes like hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide.
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Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
According to the Farm Safety Association, decomposing manure can produce hydrogen sulfide, methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide and high concentrations of these gases can be fatal to people and livestock.
—CBS News, 14 June 2024
On land, sargassum begins to rot and produces smelly hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, which can irritate eyes, ears, and noses.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
But the plastic liners degraded quickly, and the wine would soon reek of dirty socks or rotten eggs, thanks to high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
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Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
According to the Farm Safety Association, decomposing manure can produce hydrogen sulfide, methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide and high concentrations of these gases can be fatal to people and livestock.
—CBS News, 14 June 2024
On land, sargassum begins to rot and produces smelly hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, which can irritate eyes, ears, and noses.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
But the plastic liners degraded quickly, and the wine would soon reek of dirty socks or rotten eggs, thanks to high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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