The Smell of Iron
"Metallic" odor of iron, iron-containing water, and blood derives from the decomposition of skin oil
20-Oct-2006 -
Where does the strange but typical "metallic" smell come from when we touch iron objects such as tools, utensils, railings, or coins? "The smell of iron upon contact with skin is ironically a type of human body odor," states Dietmar Glindemann. "That we are smelling the metal itself is actually ...
Chemie
gas
Germany