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Why you get the smell of soil after first shower?
The smell of soil after the first shower may be due to a compound called geosmin, which is released from the earth during rain and can stick to your skin and hair. When you take a shower, the water can reactivate the geosmin molecules on your body, causing that earthy smell.
How can you grow geosmin-producing Streptomyces with household ingredients?
If you are like me you love Geosmin, I bury my face in it nightly and breath it in! I love it! In fact you could say I am addicted to it. It breeds/smalls best under my manufactured home. No light, cool and damp conditions. You have to move around a lot when digging it up because it is only in the first 3 inches of soil. Once you did the surface off, you must move around to find it. I would say that dirt, light moisture, darkness and ventilation create a good Geosmin but I am needing to find out what they thrive on as far as nutrients. It seems you cannot find an answer anywhere. Clorine and carbon kills it. If you find the answer to the nutrients for Geosmin, let me know at koragriff@yahoo.com
What is the bacteria name which creates the musty odor when it rains?
Streptomycetes bacteria present in the dry worm soil, release compounds such as geosmin and 2-methyl isodorneol. note- 3/4 million of them are present in a pinch of soil.
Which bacteria is responsible for the smell of sand after the rain?
The smell that occurs after rain on dry soil or sand is called petrichor. It is caused by a combination of bacteria, specifically actinomycetes, and other compounds such as geosmin released from the soil when it is moistened by rain.
Why do my potatoes smell like poop?
The smell of poop in potatoes may be due to a compound called geosmin, which is produced by certain bacteria in the soil. When potatoes are harvested and stored, this compound can sometimes be released, giving off a earthy or musty odor similar to poop.
What causes smell when mud react with water?
When mud reacts with water, it releases organic compounds such as geosmin and algae that produce the earthy smell. These compounds are produced by bacteria and algae living in the mud and are released when the mud is disturbed or mixed with water, creating the distinct smell.
Streptomyces?
Gram + bacteria, resemble fungi, obligate aerobes. 2) Mycelium = mass of branching filaments 3) Hyphae = filaments Conidia = dormant spores 4) Produce extracellular enzymes that degrade organic compounds. 5) Geosmin = "earthy odor" 6) Naturally produce antibiotics: streptomycin, tetracycline, & erythromycin.
Is the smell of rain really the smell of the ozone layer?
The smell of rain is primarily caused by a compound called geosmin released by soil-dwelling bacteria when rain falls. While there is a connection between rain and the ozone layer, the smell of rain is not directly due to the ozone layer. The ozone layer's distinct smell is not usually detectable at ground level.
Why does the ground smell in the spring?
There are lots of things to smell in the spring. The wet earth with earthworms and decomposing leaves. The flowers that send out sweet fragrances like hyacinths and lilacs. The freshness of spring air that blows away the cold air of winter. Close your eyes, think of a spring day and I'm sure other smells will come to mind.
Why does it smell like fish after it rains?
Professor Tom Langley from the University of Durham You cannot actually smell the rain, but instead you smell the after effects of the down pour. E.g the wet grass after the shower has occured. This equation exaplains how the molecules counteract with the atmospheric termperature Equation 1: : Equation 1: :: Equation 1: ::: Equation 2: ::: Equation 2: :: Equation 2: :
Uses of ozone and its adverse effect?
Beneficial uses in Civil Engineering (for other uses, see link below) # Flocculant - small doses added early in processing surface waters helps natural compounds in the water act as flocculants. # Oxidant - added at any step, it serves to oxidize soluble metals to (usually) insoluble states, and organic molecules such as MIB and geosmin to a state where BAC can consume them... removing / reducing common precursors for THM and HAA formation. Bromate production discussed below. # Sterilant - added after initial processing, it will kill any non-colony-forming or non-slime-forming organism faster and/or at lower doses than chlorine. Things to watch for: # Ozone is not the entire "swiss army knife" of water treatment. # Ozone off gas must be contained. (Ozone destructors are available.) # Ozone is corrosive to steel, uncoated ductile iron, most common gasket materials, and most paints. Concrete is unaffected by the presence of ozone. # Ozone capital equipment is higher than regular chemical feed, but payback can be short (even with power included). # Ozone requires more maintenance than standard chemical feed. # Ozone decays naturally in water in minutes (well or surface water) to hours (ultrapure). # Ozone survives about 1 cm or less into carbon filter beds, or even DE or sand filter beds. Adverse effects of ozone # The EPA has declared that the bromate ion is a "potential human carcinogen". Ozone converts natural bromide ion found in some water sources to bromate, requiring monitoring and control. The effective elements are: bromide present+, pH-, ozone dose * time in contact+, contaminants- (+ means increase in this increase bromate production, and - the opposite). Note that all chemical oxidizers can, in the presence of visible light, produce bromate from bromide ion... not just ozone. # Ozone cannot be used as the secondary sterilant (added to water-to-distribution). Not only will it tend to damage common distribution system materials, but it will decay back to oxygen, leaving the balance of the distribution system unprotected from infection (or sustained colonization).
