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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Hog and poultry barns are equipped with giant exhaust fans that push pollutants, such as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter, out into the atmosphere.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
The air was sour with the smell of toxic hydrogen sulfide.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
There was a strong association between hydrogen sulfide exposure and deaths caused by lung cancer and other respiratory diseases.
Landfills that accept 500 tons of waste or more per day (Monarch Hill accepts 5,000) decrease adjacent residential property values by 13.7% on average.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit also alleges Suncor continued to release sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide into the surrounding neighborhood after Williams died.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
The air was sour with the smell of toxic hydrogen sulfide.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
There was a strong association between hydrogen sulfide exposure and deaths caused by lung cancer and other respiratory diseases.
Landfills that accept 500 tons of waste or more per day (Monarch Hill accepts 5,000) decrease adjacent residential property values by 13.7% on average.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit also alleges Suncor continued to release sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide into the surrounding neighborhood after Williams died.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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