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Aroma Chemistry - The Smell of Wet Dog

The Chemistry Behind the Smell of Wet Dogs

Aroma Chemistry - Smell of Wet Dog
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If you’re a dog owner, hot weather inevitably leads to wet dogs, particularly if you live near the sea, a river, or basically any other body of water that looks appealing to your canine companion. It’s probably not escaped your notice that dogs tend to smell pretty awful after getting wet. Why is that? Chemistry and biology combined can help explain.

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The Chemistry of Stinging Nettles 2016

The Chemistry of Stinging Nettles

The Chemistry of Stinging Nettles 2016
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Doubtless the majority of people reading this will, at some point in their life, have had the unpleasant experience of being stung by stinging nettles. But what chemicals do stinging nettles contain that elicit this effect? Further to that, a commonly espoused remedy for the stings, in the UK at least, is to rub dock leaves on them – but does this actually work, or is it just a widespread myth? This graphic sorts the nettle sting remedy fact from the fiction.

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