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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In 2021, thousands of Los Angeles County residents living near the Dominguez Channel received vouchers to relocate after a warehouse fire caused a hydrogen sulfide stink.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Both men asphyxiated from a toxic concentration of hydrogen sulfide inside the hold, according to Danish maritime authorities.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
There are already some concerns: If the hydrogen reacts with geological substrates or is processed by certain microorganisms, geological hydrogen can produce methane or hydrogen sulfide.
—Marta Abbà, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, the lake has become shallower, dropping more than 10 feet in the last 20 years, which has caused those layers to mix more often and the hydrogen sulfide scent to permeate the area year-long.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Both men asphyxiated from a toxic concentration of hydrogen sulfide inside the hold, according to Danish maritime authorities.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
There are already some concerns: If the hydrogen reacts with geological substrates or is processed by certain microorganisms, geological hydrogen can produce methane or hydrogen sulfide.
—Marta Abbà, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, the lake has become shallower, dropping more than 10 feet in the last 20 years, which has caused those layers to mix more often and the hydrogen sulfide scent to permeate the area year-long.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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