(Inorganic)
The odour related aesthetic objective for sulfide in drinking water is 0.05 mg/L as H2S(hydrogen sulphide). Although ingestion of large quantities of hydrogen sulfide gas can produce toxic effects on humans, it is unlikely that an individual would consume a harmful dose in drinking water because of the associated unpleasant taste and odour. Sulfide is also undesirable in water supplies because, in association with iron, it produces black stains on laundered items and black deposits on pipes and fixtures. Lower levels of sulfide can be removed effectively from most well water by aeration. Sulfide is oxidized to sulfate in well-aerated waters over a period of hours and consequently sulfide levels in surface supplies are usually very low.