Pollution Effects Often Easy to See, Feel, Taste, or Smell

3 Pollution Effects Often Easy to See, Feel, Taste, or Smell 

Ever take a whiff of a swamp or marsh That distinctive scent comes from a gas known as TRS—total reduced sulfur—that s released when plants break down. Now, multiply that by the tide of trees reduced to pulp at a paper mill, and you have a stench. TRS seeps out in the steam that billows from a mill s stacks. It smells like rotten eggs, boiling cabbage, or burned matches. Most sources say it s not hazardous to your health, at least not in the concentrations emitted by a paper mill. When the odor gets strong enough, however, some people complain of nausea and headaches. TRS has been cited as a threat to the environment. It s one of the culprits behind acid rain. 

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