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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For instance, after an eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide hung in the atmosphere and measurably cooled the planet for more than a year.
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Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
Research has shown that the annual average exposure levels of those living near large landfills to hydrogen sulfide is about seven times that of people living elsewhere.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
High levels of hydrogen sulfide have been shown to be in the air around these schools, especially during morning drop-off.
—Tom Csanidi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Common illnesses for those who live, work or go to school in close proximity to the Tijuana River include respiratory illness from breathing toxic fumes of hydrogen sulfide, gastrointestinal illness (diarrhea), skin infections, conjunctivitis and headaches, just to name a few.
—Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
Research has shown that the annual average exposure levels of those living near large landfills to hydrogen sulfide is about seven times that of people living elsewhere.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
High levels of hydrogen sulfide have been shown to be in the air around these schools, especially during morning drop-off.
—Tom Csanidi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Common illnesses for those who live, work or go to school in close proximity to the Tijuana River include respiratory illness from breathing toxic fumes of hydrogen sulfide, gastrointestinal illness (diarrhea), skin infections, conjunctivitis and headaches, just to name a few.
—Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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