what are the problems caused by natural gas?

Question

Need info asap please help any info would be good. I am finding it very hard to find info on the net plenty of advantages but only the thing about greenhouse effect comes up... Thanks in advance

Answer 1

the reason is natural gas burns VERY clean, that's why it's used in houses for your stove and oven and water heater.

Answer 2

Disadvantages of Natural Gas

Requires high pressures or low temperatures to compress into a volume suitable for applications such as automotive transport.
An unburned CH4 molecule is 20x more potent than a CO2 molecule as a greenhouse gas .
Methane’s unreactivity results in a long atmospheric lifetime


natural gas is a simple asphyxiant and can kill if it displaces air to the point where the oxygen content will not support life.

Natural gas can also be hazardous to life and property through an explosion. Natural gas is lighter than air, and so tends to dissipate into the atmosphere. But when natural gas is confined, such as within a house, gas concentrations can reach explosive mixtures and, if ignited, result in blasts that could destroy buildings

Answer 3

Medical experts have warned that natural gas can cause serious respiratory illness, worsen allergies and pose serious dangers to those with environmental and chemical sensitivities.

According to the British medical journal, The Lancet (Vol.347,
Feb.17, 1996), exposure to natural gas increases the risk of
asthma attacks, reduced lung function, increased airway
obstruction and shortness of breath.

According to Dr. Gerald Ross, M.D., president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, "natural gas is a pollutant chemical that can worsen both classical allergy and chemical sensitivity." He warns that patients being treated for these problems "will have only limited success with their treatment programs, if they are living in a home that has natural gas or if they are in an area where there is natural gas transportation or leakage."

this is just a part of information...there is a complete report on hazards of natural gas..go here :http://www.keelynet.com/biology/natgas.htm

hope it will help

Answer 4

Natural gas does still cause a lot of global warming, namely about half as much as coal which is still crap.

There are also some safety issues with natural gas. Whilst it is non toxic (for the most part) it is still flammable and every so often manages to kill someone with a pipeline explosion.