View Does Natural Gas Have A Smell Added To It UK. Natural gas that we receive for everyday mundante tasks, does not have an odor, but is lethal as it is toxic and combustible, therefore the odor is it is added because natural gas doesnt have a smell at all.this way people will have time to evacuate or not light an ignition source to cause and explosion. Natural gas does smell but ethelmercapian is injected into utility gas line to make it smell.
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Gas companies add a harmless chemical called mercaptan to give it its distinctive rotten egg smell. Can be detected down to gas can and does come out of the vent sometimes, albeit a very small amount. Natural gas leaks cause physical signs and symptoms in both people and animals. Natural gas that we receive for everyday mundante tasks, does not have an odor, but is lethal as it is toxic and combustible, therefore the odor is it is added because natural gas doesnt have a smell at all.this way people will have time to evacuate or not light an ignition source to cause and explosion.