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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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.
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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
The well leaks up to 600 gallons a minute of water that contains arsenic, benzene, hydrogen sulfide and at times has even proven radioactive, according to studies by the local water district.
—Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Water from the bottom that is low in oxygen and may contain lethal hydrogen sulfide can rise up.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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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
The well leaks up to 600 gallons a minute of water that contains arsenic, benzene, hydrogen sulfide and at times has even proven radioactive, according to studies by the local water district.
—Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Water from the bottom that is low in oxygen and may contain lethal hydrogen sulfide can rise up.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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