“Last... I have posted a comment on several threads about the fear that methane was leaking from the gulf floor. Beyond the methane being the cause of the explosion, methane is scarier in a bigger way.
Methane is a carrier of hydrogen sulfides. Hydrogen sulfides is believed to be the cause of the dinosaur extinction as geological layering shows a layer of hydrogen sulfides at the time the dinosaurs became extinct. Scary scary stuff.”
Don`t tell that to some in here. They prefer to keep their heads buried in the sand and believing everything is A-ok.
What is a layer of hydrogen sulfides? Hydrogen sulfide is a gas.
And I seriously doubt that the hydrogen sulfide amount in the gas venting from that well represents any threat to us.
I have worked hundreds of oil wells with plenty of methane, but no H2S. Either the Hydrogen Sulfide is present or it is not. Either it is present in sufficient concentration to be hazardous or it is not. It isn't hazardous until you get past the 10 PPM level and then only with prolonged exposure.