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| Friday 04 Nov 2011: The smell of the sea |
| The main component of the "smell of the sea" is dimethyl sulphide, which is produced by phytoplankton in the world's oceans. It is also the main component of the smell produced when cooking vegetables like cabbage and beetroot. In higher concentrations it has a characteristic disagreeable cabbage-like smell. |