can a skunk smell like gas?
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The skunk odor is actually a chemical called mercaptan that is added to warn of a leaking natural gas danger. Sewer gas odor can come from the lateral connected to the City's sanitary sewer system.
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High concentrations of skunk spray are toxic and potentially fatal to humans, according to a 1999 study in Chemical Educator. The powerful stuff has been likened to tear gas because it can cause temporary blindness, coughing, and gagging.
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Dry bags are not odor proof, so it will still smell like food if you have it inside, you can use a drybag and hang it from a tree though. everything still smells like food for a bear. nothing is smell proof.
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Stove Gas Leak Signs The most clear sign of a gas leak is when you notice your stove or oven smells like gas. Not all leaks are this obvious, however, and slow leaks may not cause an odor. ... Other signs include a hissing sound near your gas lines or appliances or black soot marks on the outside of your stove.
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Our specimens are initially preserved in formaldehyde, then it's displaced with a glycol solution and then with a water solution, so there will be very little chemical or “preserved” smell. You will smell some of the natural odor of the specimen, such as a fishy smell with the perch or dogfish.
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A beer becomes “skunked” or “lightstruck” when it has been exposed to light for a period of time. While it is not dangerous to drink a skunked beer, it's pretty disgusting to smell and taste. You were meant to enjoy beer, so don't drink skunk your beer!
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You can smell hydrogen sulfide gas at lower levels than may cause health effects, so smelling the gas does not always mean that it will make you sick. However, at higher levels, your nose can become overwhelmed by the gas and you cannot smell it.
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Skunk spray is a thiol, an organic compound with sulfur as a principal component. Sulfur has that classic rotten egg smell, and it's what gives thiol its gag-inducing power. For detection purposes, thiols are added to otherwise smell-free natural gas, so that it will have a noticeable odor.
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That rotten egg smell coming from your drain? That's sewer gas. It's easy to get sewer gas confused with the smell of natural gas. Because natural gas is odorless, the skunk odor comes from a chemical called mercaptan that is added to the gas to help warn people of danger if they smell it.
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PERSISTANT FOUL ODOR 'HAUNTS' HOMEOWNERS. ... Our problem is an odor that smells much like a dead animal, although sometimes a bit like propane, but not really the hydrogen sulfide of natural gas. The odor began suddenly late last fall. We suspected a dead animal as we have a wood-burning stove and keep a woodpile.
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Males can be several inches and pounds larger than female skunks. Pay attention to the skunk's behavior. Female skunks, if not spayed, have cycles of heat or gestation in which they will eat less, lose weight, become aggressive and pace frequently. Turn the skunk over while wearing gloves to identify its genitalia.
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In general, skunk spray isn't dangerous to your dog. The exception occurs when the spray gets into his eyes; it can actually act like tear gas. ... It's very important that you do not spray your dog with water after he's been sprayed by a skunk! The oil will repel the water and actually become more pungent once wet.
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Scent. Skunk scent comes from anal glands located inside the rectum at the base of the tail. All carnivores have anal scent glands, but they are extremely well-developed in skunks.
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The smell should dissipate within a few hours. If it doesn't, contact your gas company and report the problem – there may be a more extensive leak. If anyone is suffering from nausea, headaches, dizziness or flu-like symptoms, call 911 immediately, as these are sign of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Solid fuel fires burning slower than usual. The smell of unusual gases in your house. While carbon monoxide is odourless, sometimes it is accompanied by exhaust gases you can in fact smell. A pilot light that is frequently blowing out.
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During the colder winter months, several skunks will gather and share the same den. Skunks do not hibernate but generally remain inactive during winter, surviving on their fat stores. However, they may leave the winter den for short periods during warm weather.