Sentences with phrase «hydrogen sulfide becomes»

Hydrogen sulfide becomes a problem only if it decomposes and the hydrogen atoms move into fragile areas of the pipe.

Not exact matches

Distasteful though this juxtaposition might sound, the toxic gas synonymous with that smell — hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-- may well become a fixture in such settings in the future.

But residents of coastal towns in Namibia have become used to the disagreeable smells that accompany frequent eruptions of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas in the area.

As they become anoxic, many species begin to die off, and the chemocline which separates oxygen rich waters above from the hydrogen sulfide rich waters below will rise toward the surface eventually spewing the poisonous gas into the atmosphere and wiping out countless species...... possibly our own.

The oceans would then become a realm of bacteria metabolizing sulfates, and producing hydrogen sulfide, which would then get released into the water and the atmosphere, killing oceanic plants and terrestrial life.

My questions are: «Once the hydrogen sulfide smell becomes noticeable, is it already too late?»