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Can raw sewage fumes (hydrogen sulfide) be making my family sick. just discovered this problem under our house.home inspector missed it. we've been here 7mos and we've been sick for months now. we thought it was our natural gas at first until we had a plu

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Extremely toxic!: Hydrogen sulfide is a very toxic gas produced by the use of fracking to get oil. It is also a component of "sewer gas" which can accumulate in homes when the water trap normally present in plumbing fails to prevent sewage fumes from entering the home. It is lethal at high concentrations and severely toxic to the body with chronic exposure to lower levels. See: http://1.usa.gov/1RVhN8E

Answered 1/21/2016

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