Why does the air smell like the beach?

More recently, it has been determined that the chemical responsible for much of the odor in air along certain seashores is dimethyl sulfide, released by microbes. Salts generally do not dissolve in air, but can be carried by sea spray in the form of particulate matter.



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during the off season it can smell a little as the seaweed isn't cleared away on a daily basis like it is during tourist season and does pile up and rot a little. this is quite a natural smell though, just seaweed doesn't smell that nice.

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