Marsh Gas

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016607",
  "term": "Marsh Gas",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Methane gas. If the decaying matter at the bottom of a marsh or pond is stirred, bubbles of methane rise to the surface, thus the name marsh gas.\n\n2. CASRN74-82-8. An alkane hydrocarbon that is a greenhouse gas. Methane is produced through anaerobic (without oxygen) decomposition of waste in landfills, animal digestion, decomposition of animal wastes, production and distribution of natural gas and petroleum, coal production, and incomplete fossil fuel combustion.\n\n3. A colorless, odorless gas, the simplest parafin hydrocarbon, formula CH4. It is the principal constituent of natural gas and is also found associated with crude oil. Methane is a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere because it absorbs long-wavelength radiation from the Earth's surface.",
  "references": [
    "IRS Coal Excise Tax - Appendix I, Glossary of Mining Terms",
    "Greenhouse Emissions Glossary",
    "USGS Energy Resources Program Energy Glossary & Acronym List"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/marsh-gas/"
}