On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:41:28 -0600, charles krin
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:53:43 -0600, Bob G wrote:


snipped

With hydrogen sulfide, at 800 ppm, you're going nowhere. Not
escaping. You hit the deck abruptly and promptly. Immediate
unconciousness.

yep...and within 4 minutes or less of becoming unconscious, you are
dead...

I recall that smell when driving around petroleum plants south
of Houston. Is there a connection with these plants?



Bob

***Who once had the unpleasant chore of assisting in the recovery of 3
bodies done in my hydrogen sulfide.


which is the reason for body harnesses and life lines...as well as
SCBA...among other things, I believe that H2S is one of the nasties
that eat many protective mask filters up quickly...

ck