Comment by HPsquared
8 months ago
I think a lot of that strong smell is the mercaptans (organosulfur compounds) which are very pungent. Funnily enough that's what gets added back in to natural gas so people can smell if there is a leak.
8 months ago
I think a lot of that strong smell is the mercaptans (organosulfur compounds) which are very pungent. Funnily enough that's what gets added back in to natural gas so people can smell if there is a leak.
Probably hydrogen sulphide, the active ingredient in stink bombs.