Anaerobic decomposition creates a gas that is composed of methane and carbon dioxide, both of which are destructive greenhouse gasses. Though human remains rarely end up in landfills, ...

A simple way to prevent heaps of methane pollution: Composting A new study says the practice could slash landfill emissions by as much as 84 percent.

When Nov. 1 hits, lots of pumpkins, carved and uncarved, hit the curb for the trash men to take away. When food goes to the landfill, anaerobic decomposition turns into methane gas.

What makes a greenhouse gas function in the role of warming the atmosphere is its ability to absorb infrared radiation.

Due to a peculiar correlation of religious history and anaerobic decomposition of plankton, almost all the Persian Gulf’s fossil fuels are located underneath Shiites. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ...

The newly named Darwinibacteriales is one of the most abundant taxonomic groups of microorganisms involved in anaerobic digestion, the decomposition of organic matter which creates biogas. The finding ...

Anaerobic decomposition of organic matter is quantitatively important in wetlands, peatlands, sediments, and other water saturated systems. Thereby, based on thermodynamic constraints, presence or ...

Biogas — produced by the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter such as agricultural waste, municipal waste and food waste – is an important renewable source of energy that burns without smoke.