BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why Does Your Urine Smell so Different After...

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why Does Your Urine Smell so Different
After You've Eaten Asparagus?

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- It doesn't take long after
you've polished off a plateful of the delicious vegetable before you are
forcefully reminded of it in the restroom. Some people are surprised by the
strange odor rising from the bowl after urinating. The unmistakable olfactory
experience is caused by organic sulfur-containing compounds. In entertaining
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Editorial contact: For the UK: BASF plc, Chris Wilson, Corporate
Communications, Phone: +44-161-488-5616, Fax: +44-161-488-4133, E-Mail:
chris.wilson@basf.com; For the US: BASF Corporation, Betsy Arnone, Corporate
Communications, Phone: +1-973-245-7865, Fax: +1-973-245-6714, E-Mail:
betsy.arnone@basf.com; For Germany/Europe: BASF SE, Rainer
Mueller-Mueffelmann, Environmental Policy & Innovations, Phone:
+49-621-60-41040, Fax: +49-621-60-20548, E-Mail: podcast@basf.com