marsh gas
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The simplest of these is methane, or marsh gas, which is formed in nature by the bacterial decomposition of organic matter under water.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2017
Are these pans as lethal as marsh gas?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2011
Newton's muted trumpet line hovers in the air like marsh gas; White's minor piano chords walk the listener towards the fateful spot; then, at last, there's Holiday.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2011
The glowing "objects" that hovered over southeastern Michigan, said the Air Force, were only burning marsh gas.
From Time Magazine Archive
The simplest of these is methane, or marsh gas, formed in nature by the bacterial decomposition of organic matter under water.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
