by anotherdrew » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:21 am
from the kotv story:<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>there has been no indication that gas has gotten into the city water system or into local wells.<br><br>``If people's well water starts getting contaminated or if the gas starts migrating towards town, we do have the threat of possible health issues and we would need to start trying to protect citizens,'' he said.<br><br>Loftis said there are a number of homes along the creek, but none of the gas leaks are affecting these homes.<br><br>``We've been going around telling people who live in area, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>'If you start smelling gas around your home contact us immediately,'</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->'' he said.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>natural gas at this point would be oderless and undetectable wouldn't it? I always heard that the "gas smell" is added to the gas by the producer after it's out of the ground; in it's natural state, as I would assume this stuff must be, it should not "smell of gas" right?<br><br>so since it MUST smell of gas how could that be? why would they be pumping ready for market gas down into the earth? Did they think they were going to store it down there? Are they manufacturing scarcity?<br><br>from wikipedia:<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Natural gas is tasteless and odorless.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> However, before gas is distributed to end-users, it is odorized by adding mercaptans, to assist in leak detection. Natural gas is, in itself, harmless to the human body -- unlike carbon monoxide, for instance, it is not a poison. Natural gas can kill, however if it is present in large concentrations -- and thus reduces the amount of oxygen available in the air, such that the amount of oxygen remaining won't sustain life.<br><br>Natural gas can also kill through an explosion. Natural gas is lighter than air, and so tends to dissipate. But when natural gas is contained, such as within a house or in a tent (perhaps put over a house for fumigation) gas concentrations can reach explosive proportions and trigger very powerful blasts that can level houses, and even neighborhoods. Methane has a Lower Explosive Limit of 5% in air, and an Upper Explosive Limit of 15%.<br><br>Explosive concerns with compressed natural gas used in vehicles are almost non-existant, due the the escaping nature of the gas, and the need to maintain concentrations between 5% and 15% to trigger explosions.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <p></p><i></i>
