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Press Release 06-164
The Smell of Money
Research suggests an absence of metallic chemicals in the strong metallic odors that result from people handling coins and other metals
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Researchers at Virginia Tech have found that the "metallic" smell of keys is not from the metal but from a reaction between the keys and your skin.
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By studying smells emanating from metallic objects interacting with skin, Virginia Tech researcher Andrea Dietrich is shedding light on the origins of several drinking water odors.
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Pinar Omur-Ozbek, a PhD student of Andrea Dietrich's at Virginia Tech, helped conduct the experiments that revealed the why distinctive smells emanate from coins, keys and other metal objects people handle.
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