smell of Mercaptans in south jersey?

[warden469 2]

Anyone else smell it?

[maintenanceguy 510]

Between the wife an I we just drove all around Cumberland County (Millville, Bridgeton, Vineland) and into the edge of Salem. Nothing.

[HBecwithFn7 296]

I often smell something like that in the Hazlet/Aberdeen area on the GSP but, otherwise, not much....

[mipafox 438]

South Jersey is a large place.

 

The question doesn't make sense.

[T Bill 649]

It is found naturally in living organisms, including the human body, it is the byproduct of metabolism.  Check yourself lately?

[mipafox 438]

It is found naturally in living organisms, including the human body, it is the byproduct of metabolism.  Check yourself lately?

OK, that's even more stupid.

 

If you are clearly identifying the distinguishing odor of mercaptans then you are smelling something intentionally made by Man.

 

They are in garlic. Nobody cuts open garlic and calls in a gas leak. Different animal.

[warden469 2]

In camden county multiple calls to multiple fire depts for a gas smell all day long.

[mipafox 438]

That narrows it down a bit. I know people near Cherry Hill and Audobon and they haven't heard of it, seems you are between them.

[warden469 2]

Yes, between them. Calls all through the county. Pse&g been going crazy all day. The last 2 hours most calls coming from camden city.

[njJoniGuy 2,133]

Warmup for Devil's Night??

[jackandjill 683]

Breaking Bad ?

[ogfarmer 138]

whats that fracking smell?

[Handyman 5,682]

Does it smell better or worse than the usual dirty jockstrap/urine smell that wafts around Camden?

[Newtonian 453]

Mercaptans (thiols) are odorants added to natural gas so you can "smell" an otherwise oderless substance. But they also arise naturally.

 

When I was growing up the smell of sulfur compounds was all over NJ. It was so bad through Secaucus that you had to roll up the windows. 

[bhunted 887]

Guess ya din't want me around after having pancakes and eggs, then beer later on.... Sort of like Secaucus....

But Secaucus was downwind of the dumps.