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07/19/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Time to change your AC filter? Scientists reveal the ammonia smell in your system comes from bacteria feeding on dead skin cells

Always trust your senses, especially when it comes to determining how potentially dangerous something can be. New data released from the Hong Kong Baptist University revealed that air conditioning units collect dead skin cells and then break them down into ammonium, releasing the acrid, sweet smell we’ve come to associate with urine. While not immediately […]

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