10-24-2007, 02:41 AM
H2S is one of the most dangerous gases. I work as a Cargo Surveyor loading large ocean going tankers with crude oil. One of the dangers is H2S emmitting from the crude. We have learned through safety training that constant exposure to H2S will deminish ones ability to acutally smell the gas. So, the danger is obvious. Once we have been overexposed we will not be able to detect the odor with our sense of smell. We can still smell other things, but not the H2S. This stuff is nasty.
Leif
Leif