Re: DIG-L: Re: Methane gas Poisoning

["Walter G. Murguía Leiva" <wmurguia@hotmail.com>]

I suggest that you check for CO, and  H2S presence. The american gas & chemical co. ltd.(Call Toll Free 1-800-288-3647, Call NJ 1-201-767-7300, http://www.amgas.com/h2s.htm), has several devices to detect both of this gases and Methane at several concentrations. I know that they have some color change indicators, and Hand held detectors for Combustible gases & vapors(CGT-501).

 

I strongly suggest to contact the local EPA, and Health Department for help. The Division of
Epidemiology, Environmental & Occupational Health for NJ is at http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/index.html.
Department of Health and Senior Services
PO Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08625-0369
(609) 588-7465

Best of lucks,

 

Walter G. Murguía Leiva
Centro de Calidad Ambiental

ITESM campus Monterrey
Monterrey
México

 

----- Original Message -----

From: renertech

To: digestion@crest.org

Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:42 AM

Subject: DIG-L: Re: Methane gas Poisoning

Dear Tom and all!

                             Just my two cents worth on the business of methane poisening.   In my experience its not the methane you worry about, but the small percentage of  Hydrogen sulphide that is in biogas and which comes from the digestion of the sulfur amino acids.   Prolonged exposure to  H2S even at 1 part per 50-100,000 or less is deadly, and that is what you should worry about.   You can taste rather than smell H2S at that concentration and it comes as a feeling on the tongue.          

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Miles

To: digestion@crest.org

Cc: free@goes.com

Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:59 PM

Subject: DIG-L: Fw: Help for Methane gas Poisoning

Digestion Members,

 

Can anyone assist this family? Are there websites devoted to methane gas poisoning?

 

Tom

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Hendrickson

To: tmiles@teleport.com

Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 6:15 AM

Subject: Methane gas

Hi  I was on your site and read an e-mail that you responded to about methane gas.  I am in desperate need of further information on this subject and carbon minoxide poisoning but most important the first one.  My son has been very sick! his symptoms are nausea, abdominal pain,confusion, kidney pain,  possible sleepiness and very bad urinary problems which seemed to be caused by inflammation (? an irritant) .  I spoke to someone at poison control who gave me limited info.  The house I live in has had a methane leak thru the foundation of the house caused by a crack.  The people who were previously here became very ill with these and more symptoms.  Finding someone to help and direct me on how to test is very diffcult.  Please help!  Poison control says  that this kind of poisoning causes all these symptons and problems in the urinary tract due to the bodies way of getting rid of it.  I would tremendously appreciate any info confirming this or not etc.  Oh, he has under gone all testing for the urinary tract.  The other little boy who lived here before us had similar symptoms.    free@goes.com   1-908-362-7175 collect is okay.  I do hope you can help.   Tanya Hendrickson   address  1188 hwy 94  Blairstown,NJ 07825