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aotus_trivirgatus t1_ittrwia wrote

"This image shows a methane plume 2 miles (3 kilometers) long detected southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico."

I have driven through this area. Methane is odorless. There's more than methane in the air in those parts. Something you can definitely smell, something sulfurous.

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80rexij t1_itum8pu wrote

I have a friend in New Mexico who I've visited twice on road trips. Both times, I only stayed a single night and by morning I had horrible nausea that took a couple days to go away. There's a constant heavy smell of oil, I'm pretty sure that's what was making me sick. There's got to be some long term health issues for everyone who lives there. There's no way it's healthy.

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crazydr13 t1_itujweo wrote

Raw natural gas is often “sour” (has a bunch of sulfur). NG is desulfurized to make it “sweet.” You could absolutely be smelling co-emitted sulfur species

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