Ch 2 (analyzing incidents) Flashcards

1
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7 clues to precedes of a HAZMAT

A
  1. Occupancy type / location
  2. Container shape
  3. Placards, labels and markings
  4. Other markings or colors
  5. Written resources
  6. Senses
  7. Detection / monitoring devices
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2
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If a HAZMAT gets into waterway, what does it become and what are its difficulties

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When hazmat is in water ways it becomes a moving incident making it harder to contain, confine, and mitigate

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3
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To be bulk packaging, what criteria must be met?

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  • Max capacity is greater than 119 gallons for liquid
  • Max net mass is greater than 882 lbs or Max capacity greater than 119 lbs for a solid
  • water capacity is 1,001 lbs or greater as a receptacle for gas
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4
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Non bulk packaging

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Drums, boxes, car boys, and bags

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5
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Any package greater than below if what?
Solid: 882 lbs
Liquid: 119 gal
Gas: 1,001 lbs

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Bulk

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6
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Any package less than below if what?
Solid: 882 lbs
Liquid: 119 gal
Gas: 1,001 lbs

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Non bulk

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7
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Cryogens are also called what

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Refrigerated liquified gas

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8
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What is a cryogenic

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A gas turns to liquid at or below -130 F at 14.7 psi

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9
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Pressurized containers features include

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Rounded, almost spherical ends
Bolted man ways
Pressure relief valves
Pressure gauges

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10
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What happens when cryogenic are released

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They transform from a liquid to vapor state

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11
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What types of materials are cryogenic

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LOX: liquified Oxygen
Nitrogen
Helium
Hydrogen
Argon
LNG
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12
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Common liquid containers

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Bottles, drums, paint paisl, and gas containers

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13
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Hazards associated with liquid containers

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Pressure, heat (contents will burn), reactivity, Corrosivity, and toxicity

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14
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Features of liquified Containers

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  • Flat ends on tanks
  • Access hatch / man ways
  • Multiple visible fittings on top
  • Flexible bladders
  • Highway cargo tanks oval or upside down horse shoe shaped, or circular shaped ends
  • Intermodal, rigid bulk, flex intermediate rigid bulk are designed to be stacked
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15
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What are a few hazardous solids

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Dust particles and powders

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16
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What are Boric acid and Sodium chloride examples of

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Corrosive solids

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17
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What happens when Calcium carbide comes into contact with moisture

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Will release a flammable gas

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18
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What is RAM

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Radioactive Material

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19
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How is packaging used to transport radioactive material

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Activity, type, and form of material being shipped

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20
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Radioactive material is shipped in what 5 different types

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  1. Expected: extremely low levels
  2. industrial: such as lab samples of and smoke detectors
  3. Type A: withstand a series of tests without contents release
  4. Type B: withstand severe accidents without contents release
  5. Type C: high-activity material (plutonium), transported by aircraft
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21
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What do pipelines transport

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Liquids and gases

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22
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What direction does radiation travel

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All directions for long distances and may pass through materials. Cannot be detected by the 5 human senses and require a meter.

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23
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What do pipeline markers include for identification

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Signal words, info describing transported commodity, name and number of carrier

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24
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What are the 3 tanker types

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  • petroleum carriers,
  • chemical cArriers
  • liquified Flammable Gas Carriers, for LNG and LPG
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25
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Cargo is shipped in what 4 vessels

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  1. Bulk carriers: liquid or solid
  2. Break bulk: pallets, drums, bags, boxes, and crates
  3. Container vessels: intermodal containers
  4. Roll-on / Roll-off: vehicles can be driven on and off.
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26
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What is used to consolidate a single , transportable unit by air

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ULD: Unit Loading Device (containers/aircraft pallets)

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27
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What source do the U.S., Canada, Mexico use for transportation

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Transportation of Dangerous goods, model regulations

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28
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Transportation labels are designed for

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Non-bulk packaging

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29
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Placards are designed for what?

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Bulk Packaging

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30
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What are the 9 hazard classes

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  1. Explosive
  2. Gasses
  3. Flammable liquids
  4. Flammable solids
  5. Oxidizing substance and organic per oxides
  6. Toxic and infectious substances
  7. radioactive
  8. Corrosive
  9. Misc
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31
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Class 1 material

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Explosive

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32
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Class 2 material

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Gases

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33
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Class 3 material

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Flammable liquids

34
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Class 4 material

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Flammable solid, substances liable to spontaneous combustion, substances that emit flammable gasses on contact with water

35
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Class 5 substances

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Oxidizing and organic per oxides

36
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Class 6 materials

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Toxic and infectious substances

37
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Class 7 material

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Radioactive

38
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Class 8 material

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Corrosives

39
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Class 9 material

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Misc

40
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NFPA 704

A

Standard system for identification of HAZMAT for emergency response and military markings

41
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How does the UN identify each Hazardous Material

A

4 digit ID number

42
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The 4 digit UN number must be displayed on what types of containers

A
Rail cars
Cargo tank trucks
Portable tanks
Bulk packages
Certain non-bulk packages
Table 1 materials
43
Q

What does the yellow section of ERG help with

A

4 digit UN number

44
Q

Along with the 4 digit UN number, some cargo may have what markings

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  • A single digit identifying the hazard, followed by a zero 90
  • Double digit (33) indicating intensification of hazard.
  • an X before the numbers indication dangerous reaction to water
  • when 9 appears as a 2nd or 3rd digit, risk of spontaneous violent reaction
45
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Are placards required for infectious substances, ORM-D (other regulated materials for domestic transport), materials of trade, radioactive white label I or yellow II or combustible liquids in non-bulk packages

A

No, a placard is not required

46
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What is on a DOT placard

A
Hazard class number (1-9)
Hazard symbol 
4 digit UN number or hazard class designation
Diamond shaped
Placard background color
47
Q

What is the color placard for explosives

A

Orange

48
Q

What is the color placard for Oxidizer / Reactive

A

Yellow

49
Q

What is the color placard for Flammable

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Red

50
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What is the color placard for health hazard

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White

51
Q

What is the color placard for water reactive

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Blue

52
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What is the color placard for nonflammable gas

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Green

53
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Farmers can carry fertilizer, pesticides, and fuel between fields of theirs farms and to and from farms without placating, true or false?

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True

54
Q

Text may be omitted from an Oxygen placard only if?

A

If the specific ID number is displayed

55
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Text indicating a hazard is not required on placards other than?

A

Class 7 (radioactive) or DANGEROUS placards

56
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Even though tankers may appear empty they may carry placards until?

A

They are certified as clean

57
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What is the size of a DOT placard

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10.8 inch diamond

58
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Class 7 radioactive labels must always contain what

A

Text

59
Q

A “ cargo aircraft only” is not associated with a particular class, but indicates what

A

That material cannot be transported on passenger aircraft

60
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What does the text “Hot” on container mean

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Elevated temperature material, presenting a thermal hazard in the form of heat, generally shipping above 1,300 F. such as molten sulfur and molten aluminum

61
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When a material is shipped above 1,300 F it is an elevated temperature material and should be labeled

A

Hot

62
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DOT defines elevated temp materials as a transported material with what properties

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Liquid phase: at or above 212 F

Liquid phase with flash point at or above 100 F that is intentionally heated, offered for transportation, or transported at or above flash point

Solid phase: at or above 464 F

63
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What is a white placard with UN # 1005 in unique to Canada

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Class 2: gases

Anhydrous Ammonia

64
Q

What is the NFPA 704 system used for

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To alert emergency responders to health, flammability, instability, and related hazards (specifically, oxidizes and water reactivity)

65
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What are the limitations of the NFPA 704 placard

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Does not tell what chemicals/materials or amounts are present. When on a building, does not give location of materials

66
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What does red indicate on NFPA 704 placard

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Flammability: with 0-4 number indicator

67
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What does yellow indicate on NFPA 704 placard

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Instability: 0-4 severity indicator

68
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What does blue indicate on NFPA 704 placard

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Health: 0-4 severity indicator

69
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What does white indicate on NFPA 704 placard

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Special Hazards:

W with a line through it: unusual reaction to water

OX: indication it is an oxidize

70
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What are the only two special hazards used on NFPA 704 placard

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W with a line through it: unusual reaction to water

OX: indication it is an oxidize

71
Q

What is the international classification system for chemicals and other hazards

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Global Harmonized System (GHS)

72
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What is a CAS number

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A unique Number that identifies individual Chemicals, compounds, polymers, mixtures, and alloys.

73
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Military symbols for fire (ordinance) are separated into how many divisions?

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4 Divisions

Division 1: mass explosion {stop sign}
Division 2: explosion with fragment hazards {X}
Division 3: mass fire {upside down triangle}
Division 4: moderate fire ( no blast) {placard}

74
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Military symbols for supplemental chemical hazards are yellow circles with blue letters indicating type, what are the labels and types?

A

Yellow circle with blue:

G- G type nerve agents
VX- VX nerve agents
BZ- incapacitating nerve agents
H- H-type mustard / blister agent
L- Lewisite blister agents
75
Q

The EPA requires warning labels on any container, transformer, or capacitor that contain what?

A

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) causes cancer

76
Q

shipment of HAZMAT must be accompanied by

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Shipping papers, bill of lading, way bill, etc.

77
Q

What must be attached to the shipping papers of HAZMAT

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A Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

78
Q

What is the ISHP acronym and what is in regards to?

A

Potential hazards

I: ID number
S: Shipping name
H: Hazard class
P: packaging

79
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Where are the shipping papers type, name,located, and responsibility in trucks, airplanes, ships, and trains?

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Type / paper / location / responsibility

Truck / bill of lading / cab / pilot

airplane / air bill / cock pit / pilot

Ships/barges: dangerous cargo manifest / pilot house/ captain

Train / train list: Consist / engine or caboose/ conductor

80
Q

What SDS, how many sections, and what kind of information involved

A

Safety Data Sheet (formerly MSDS)

16 sections, including name, hazard, first aid, firefighting, general info of material, etc.

81
Q

Olfactory Fatique

A

Gradual inability to detect odors, can be rapid with Hydrogen Sulfide