Chapter 9
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8.
Industrial Measures:
Installing tall chimneys and
pollution control devices like filters and scrubbers.
Methane (CH
4
)
1.
Methane is predominantly a natural gas. It is a colour-
less, odourless, and flammable gas that is the main
component of natural gas.
Why Methane is so dangerous to us. Methane is
basically a greenhouse gas, meaning that it traps heat
in the atmosphere and contributes to climate change.
Methane is about 25 times more potent at trapping
heat than carbon dioxide (CO₂) over a 20-year period
as its Global Warming Potential (GWP) is 25. A GWP
is a measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas ...
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