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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The Railroad Commission also approved more than 7,000 flares within areas where the gas reservoir being drilled was known to be high in hydrogen sulfide, increasing the likelihood that the toxic gas could escape into the air.
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Water rich in hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide continues to percolate through the rock, creating a mildly acidic cocktail that eats at the walls.
—Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Such communities can be found in deep sea habitats where chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide and methane seep from the sea floor, according to the study.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
LaPointe notes that there have been reports of respiratory issues in areas with large amounts of decomposing sargassum on the shore due to the hydrogen sulfide released.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 15 Aug. 2025
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Water rich in hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide continues to percolate through the rock, creating a mildly acidic cocktail that eats at the walls.
—Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Such communities can be found in deep sea habitats where chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide and methane seep from the sea floor, according to the study.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
LaPointe notes that there have been reports of respiratory issues in areas with large amounts of decomposing sargassum on the shore due to the hydrogen sulfide released.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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