Preventing and Responding to Natural Gas Mercaptan Spills

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Natural gas is predominantly methane, an odorless gas; therefore, mercaptans are added to provide an odor to enable you to detect any leaks via your sense of smell. A very small mercaptan spill can result in a very overwhelming and lingering odor. Mercaptan spills often present very complex soil, groundwater, air-quality, and public relation problems that require immediate and strategic attention. Primarium, LLC can provide assistance with mercaptan spill prevention strategies and mercaptan spill response.