Mercaptan is also known as methanethiol and is a harmless but pungent-smelling gas which has been described as having the stench of rotting cabbages or smelly socks.

Methyl mercaptan is a gas we produce naturally in our bodies when we eat foods like asparagus – which explains why the vegetable has such a distinctive effect on the smell of urine.

Fossil Fuels Mercaptans in Methane Leak Make Porter Ranch Residents Sick, and Fearful Little research has been done on the lasting impact of mercaptans, the chemical regulators say has caused ...

That smell is mercaptan, an additive in natural gas. Black Hills Energy is in the process of removing three truckloads of contaminated dirt from a location at 84th and Old Cheney and transporting ...

Mercaptan, otherwise known as methanethiol, has a chemical formula of CH3SH. Methane enthusiasts will recognize this as the formula for methane (CH4) with an added sulfur atom.

Mercaptans, broadly, are gases that contain sulfur that are used to make natural gas pungent. Arroyo said people can smell the compounds even in amounts so small that monitors cannot pick it up.

A strong smell is taking over San Antonio on Wednesday, June 18. The distinctive odor was caused by a significant release of mercaptan that occurred on the far South Side of San Antonio, according ...

It's difficult to tell which chemical spilled since "mercaptan" is a class of stinky compounds, not a unique chemical. In reality, it doesn't much matter which mercaptan was spilled because all low ...