Question

Many homeowners get their drinking water piped up from wells dug into their property. Sometime this well water smells bad because of trace quantities of the gaseous compound hydrogen sulfide, H2S. How might this odor be removed from water already taken from the tap?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Water containing hydrogen sulfide gas has a distinctive bad odor. It change the taste of cooked foods.

The odor can be removed by boiling the water which decreases the solubility of the gas in the water or by using charcoal to adsorb the gas and the filtering it. Also, sulfur odors are caused by the sulfur-related bacteria. If bacteria is present, odor can redevelop in household piping, even after the filtration. Using the methods of the chlorination or the ozone system can help to kill these bacteria and thus helps in the prevention of odor from coming back later.