Natural Gas Is Non-Toxic

Natural gas is a non-toxic, colorless, and odorless gas. Natural gas has a chemical odorant, which smells like rotten eggs, added to it as a safety precaution. This way, local distribution businesses in your area can identify and fix any gas leaks.

History of Mercaptan

The 1937 fatal school explosion at the New London School in New London, Texas, prompted natural gas distributors to start incorporating these mercaptans into natural gas. Mercaptan and sulfide combinations make up most gas odorants nowadays.

Mercaptan, a harmless chemical, gives gas its distinctive rotten egg odor. It is added to natural gas to make it quickly recognizable and to prevent accidents like this from happening.

Mercaptan, also known as methanethiol, is a foul-smelling gas that is added to natural gas. Since natural gas is colorless and odorless, mercaptan acts as an odorant to make it easier to detect. It is added as a safety measure to ensure that natural gas leaks do not go undetected. It is an organic gas composed of carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur. Mercaptan is found naturally in living organisms, including the human body where it is a waste product of metabolism.

SMELL GAS? MOVE FAST.