Explain why a marsh provides an environment that produces biogas.
2007-04-07 11:31:16 · 4 answers · asked by Addresse R 1 in Environment
Actually, it's called methane.
It's generated by decaying organic matter in the swamp.
2007-04-07 11:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-25 20:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In simple terms decaying organic matter produces methane, marshes contain a lot of dead organic matter.
A more scientific answer is that atmospheric methane is released from marshes and similar environments because the warm, damp conditions are ideal for methanogenesis. Some of the methane produced is oxidised by methanotrophs into the overlying groundwater but the majority is released into the atmosphere.
2007-04-07 12:00:19 · answer #3 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The decay of vegetation in an anaerobic environment creates methane, your bio-gas.
2007-04-07 11:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋