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Charles[_1_] · 04-03-2008, 06:10 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden,rec.gardens

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:20:15 -0800, Billy
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

hydrogen sulfide is created by bacteria. in water it goes into solution as
H2SO4,
sulfuric acid. of course, in a well both H2S and CO2 are under pressure and
when
they are pumped out they de-gas. In the burbs outside Milwaukee well water
can get
contaminated by the bacteria if there isnt a valve on the outside hoses to
prevent
back flushing of soil (with bacteria) into the tank and then into the well.
or, if
the well casing starts to break down letting soil into the well. IIRC the
bacteria
feed off the iron in the water releasing the H2S. Anyway. the wells often
need to
be cleaned by dumping bleach down in there and then flushed to get rid of the
bacteria. there is probably more H2S in the bottom of a typical pond than in
well
water. soaker hoses dont stand up long to well water unless there are very
good
filters on them. personal experience. Ingrid

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 07:27:57 -0600, "Dioclese" NONE wrote:
Similar question here. How about hydrogen sulfide gas from well water. Its
filtered out before entering home plumbing. Hose bibs are connected to the
same home plumbing.

Normally, I use the 2 standalone faucets outside for irrigation. These have
no filtration whatsoever. Any special notes on soaker hoses for this
situation?

H2S + 2CO2 - H2SO4 + C2 doesn't make any sense. Makes all other
statements questionable.

Sulfur dioxide and water combine to form sulfurous acid, H2SO3. This
slowly oxidizes to form sulfuric acid, H2SO4. Sulfur dioxide can also
oxidize to sulfur trioxide, which will then combine with water to form
sulfuric acid.

Sulfate reducing bacteria can remove the oxygen from the acid.

H2SO4 - H2S + 2O2

The H2SO4 while in water will be ionized and may be associated with
other cations, calcium, magnesium, the like. So the above description
is only a rough description of what is going on.