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Phew! My Hot Water Smells Like Rotten Eggs
Author(s) -
Hack David J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1990.tb00221.x
Subject(s) - odor , hydrogen sulfide , chlorine , magnesium , cold war , anoxic waters , chemistry , sulfur , environmental science , waste management , environmental chemistry , materials science , engineering , metallurgy , political science , law , organic chemistry , politics
Taste and odor problems can affect hot or cold water, but hot water problems usually bring complaints of smells like rotten eggs. The rotten egg odor is caused by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas. Remedies for rotten egg odor include maintaining chlorine residuals, flushing lines, killing bacteria with heat, replacing magnesium anode rods, and removing cathode‐protection anodes.