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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Any remaining oil and gas, or other underground deposits of chemicals like hydrogen sulfide, could use the old well as a path to migrate up and into the atmosphere.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
Because the woman and her sister described a smell of rotten eggs, detectives concluded the substance was hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas.
Rock County Sheriff Curtis Fell said the Rock County victim was still in a wheelchair as a result of her poisoning.
—Kailani Koenig, NBC news, 21 June 2025
The sensor has often detected hydrogen sulfide at high levels.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
And the rotten-egg stench from the hydrogen sulfide emitted by the lake’s decomposing organic matter, an odor particularly noticeable in the summer, has gotten no better.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
Because the woman and her sister described a smell of rotten eggs, detectives concluded the substance was hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas.
Rock County Sheriff Curtis Fell said the Rock County victim was still in a wheelchair as a result of her poisoning.
—Kailani Koenig, NBC news, 21 June 2025
The sensor has often detected hydrogen sulfide at high levels.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
And the rotten-egg stench from the hydrogen sulfide emitted by the lake’s decomposing organic matter, an odor particularly noticeable in the summer, has gotten no better.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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