Not to be confused with volume overload. Hypervolemia, or fluid overload, is the medical condition where there is too much fluid in the blood. The opposite condition is hypovolemia, which is too little fluid volume in the blood. Fluid volume excess in the intravascular compartment occurs due to an increase in total body sodium content and a consequent increase in extracellular body water.
The smell was put into natural Gas in the aftermath of a school explosion in New London Texas 1937. 300 students and faculty members lost their lives after the school exploded and was leveled when the trapped natural gas was ignited. The School was being fueled by gas directly from the near by oil wells.
Natural gas is odorless, but it is a common practice to add a distinctive chemical odorant called mercaptan. SÂ·CÂ·UÂ·D has done this so that you can more easily recognize the presence of natural gas, should you have a leak. The chemical odor is frequently compared to the smell of rotten eggs. If you smell something like this, please call us immediately. In the event of an emergency, call the SÂ·CÂ·UÂ·D 24-hour emergency line at 865-453-3272.