Many years ago, our hospital was plagued by feral cats and we had a
similar odour problem when one of these cats crept into the ducts under
the laboratory and passed to feline heaven. My sympathy went out to the
member of the engineering staff who had to retrieve it's mortal remains!
Gareth Davies
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>From: Dr D G Williams[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 19 July 1998 18:06
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Smell in Lab
>
>For some months now, we have had a strong smell of hydrogen sulphide in
>the
>laboratory, usually first thing in the morning.
>(We have not positively identified the smell as H2S, but it is
>certainly
>sulphurous!)
>
>Efforts to track down the source of the smell, which comes in through
>the
>air ducting, have proved fruitless. Another problem is that there is no
>known source of hydrogen sulphide in the hospital.
>
>Any comments or suggestions on this puzzle would be gratefully
>recieved.
>
>Many Thanks
>
>Dr. D G Williams FRCPath
>Department of Biochemistry
>Sunderland Royal Hospital
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