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This Sunday is Easter Sunday and in Denmark it is common to meet with family for Easter Dinner. Some also eat Easter Eggs, do an Easter Egg Hunt or we decorate our homes with Easter Eggs.
Egg is definitely a symbol for Easter. In Geopal when egg is mentioned, we often think about Hydrogen Sulphide. So, what does H2S has to do with eggs?
Hydrogen Sulphide is known for its foul odor of rotten eggs!
At 0.0003 to 0.02 ppm, you will already start to notice a smell. Not long after, at 20 to 30 ppm the gas will set its tracks in the air in the form of a heavy stench of rotten eggs. If it exceeds 100 ppm, the gas will stun the sense of smell, which means that we can no longer smell the gas, and theoretically do not know that we are in danger. At a concentration of 500 ppm and above, the gas will cause respiratory arrest, which is the typical cause of death in hydrogen sulphide accidents.
With this gas it can go very wrong very quickly – and without you or your colleagues noticing it. Even though this gas has a distinct and foul odor, it kills without the smell!
Typically workplaces that are in risk of this toxic and flammable gas are sewers, biogas and wastewater treatment plants. It is important that you and your company secure your workplace by installing gas detection in the areas where there is a risk of hazardous gases or fluids being leaked, so you and your colleagues can work safely – every single day.
Check out our article on the smelly gas and if you have any questions we are ready to hatch a plan with you and your workplace and we wish you and your colleagues an eggstatic Easter!
Hatch a plan with us? Contact Geopal here.
