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42: Mal-odorous Material Use

Inform IGB Safety before using highly odorous materials such as mercaptans.

Many of these materials have odor thresholds in the parts per billion range, both beyond the capture capability of chemical fume hoods and the dilution range of some exhaust stacks.

Often, investigations of what are thought to be natural gas leaks can be avoided if there is early knowledge of the use of these kinds of chemicals.

methyl mercaptan