{"id":3720,"date":"2018-08-21T18:57:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2018-12-17T21:00:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T21:00:59","slug":"rotten-egg-smells-in-a-facility-are-a-stinker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/rotten-egg-smells-in-a-facility-are-a-stinker\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotten Egg Smells in a Facility Are a Stinker!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That rotten egg smell in a facility doesn\u2019t just appear out of thin air; it actually doesn\u2019t appear at all. The colorless gas that creates the odor is known as hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2<\/sub>S). Its offensive scent is not only harmful to living creatures, it also has the potential to wreak havoc on your equipment, concrete and metal surfaces due to corrosion caused by the sulfuric acid. So, how does <strong>Chemsearch FE<\/strong> get rid of the smell, or, better yet, prevent its aromatic attack on employees and customers? Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3722\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/wp-content\/MyFE2_uploads\/H2S.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"736\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/wp-content\/MyFE2_uploads\/H2S.jpg 736w, https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/wp-content\/MyFE2_uploads\/H2S-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Find the Source <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>H<sub>2<\/sub>S is formed by organic materials, such as food waste, breaking down and forming sulfates. Sulfate reducing bacteria use the oxygen in sulfate to survive, converting it to sulfide (S<sup>2-<\/sup>). Finally, sulfide combines with hydrogen in water to form hydrogen sulfide. This hazardous gas can be stinking up several points in your commercial systems, but as it\u2019s heavier than air, so check in first with lower level structures such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basements floor drains<\/li>\n<li>Lift stations<\/li>\n<li>Grease traps\/interceptors<\/li>\n<li>Sewers or sewage tanks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Test for Hydrogen Sulfide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although sometimes your nose might know, it is not as sensible in this case to depend on your olfactory system. H<sub>2<\/sub>S comes in like a powerful stench, but it quickly stifles a person\u2019s sense of smell, decreasing their ability to detect the hazardous gas. There are many ways to test, such as detector tubes, gas-meters or air-monitoring equipment.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Prevent and Eliminate H<sub>2<\/sub>S <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Odor masking products should not be an option when H<sub>2<\/sub>S is present. Depending on the concentration, the health effects to H<sub>2<\/sub>S exposure are no laughing (<em>or snorting)<\/em> matter! People exposed to the gas could experience a range of symptoms, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irritation of eyes, nose, throat or respiratory system<\/li>\n<li>Headaches, dizziness or difficult breaking<\/li>\n<li>Nausea, coughing, vomiting and difficulty breathing<\/li>\n<li>Fluid in the lungs that can be fatal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although there are other options, <strong>Chemsearch FE <\/strong>specializes in liberating a facility from H<sub>2<\/sub>S by preventing it from forming in the first place. Our team is experienced and is here to aid you in finding the source, testing for and providing solutions to combat H<sub>2<\/sub>S. One natural solution is <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/?p=3716\"><strong>Odor Punch<\/strong>.<\/a> This product stands above competition with three main benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benefit 1: Proven to prevent H<sub>2<\/sub>S formation<\/li>\n<li>Benefit 2: Helps beneficial bacteria breakdown fats, oils and greases<\/li>\n<li>Benefit 3: No chemical residue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our representatives at Chemsearch FE are extremely knowledgeable about these topics as well as many other facility maintenance areas. If you\u2019d like to discuss further facility solutions with one of our resource management experts, please <a href=\"http:\/\/go.chemsearchfe.com\/l\/265022\/2018-09-06\/6k4l4\">click here<\/a> and we will get someone in touch with you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That rotten egg smell in a facility doesn\u2019t just appear out of thin air; it actually doesn\u2019t appear at all. The colorless gas that creates the odor is known as hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Its offensive scent is not only harmful to living creatures, it also has the potential to wreak havoc on your equipment, concrete [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":3718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[324],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drain-and-wastewater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3720"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3813,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720\/revisions\/3813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.chemsearchfe.com\/public\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}