That reminds me of when I was living right by the BLM protests/CHOP [0] in Seattle and got tear gas in my condo. I had just bought some new coffee beans to try

That reminds me of when I was living right by the BLM protests/CHOP [0] in Seattle and got tear gas in my condo. I had just bought some new coffee beans to try out and when I did the next morning, thought they tasted super "chemical-y" and immediately threw them aways. Turns out tear gas is known to seep into food items, especially porous food like coffee and bread [1]. Not surprised at all that VOCs linger in reservoirs as mentioned in the article. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest [1]: https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dang...