Methane and climate change / / edited by Dave Reay, Pete Smith, and Andre van Amstel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828030803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Washington, DC, : Earthscan, 2010
• ISBN: 1-136-54152-7; 1-136-54153-5; 1-282-72646-3; 9786612726460; 1-84977-509-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ReayDave <1972->; SmithPeter <1965 Apr. 16->; AmstelAndre van
• Disciplina: 551.6
• Soggetti: Atmospheric methane - Environmental aspects; Methane - Environmental aspects; Climatic changes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Methane and Climate Change; Copyright; Contents; 1 Methane Sources and the Global Methane Budget; 2 The Microbiology of Methanogenesis; 3 Wetlands; 4 Geological Methane; 5 Termites; 6 Vegetation; 7 Biomass Burning; 8 Rice Cultivation; 9 Ruminants; 10 Wastewater and Manure; 11 Landfills; 12 Fossil Energy and Ventilation Air Methane; 13 Options for Methane Control; 14 Summary; Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible for approximately one-fifth of man-made global warming. Per kilogram, it is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time horizon -- and global warming is likely to enhance methane release from a number of sources. Current natural and man-made sources include many where methane-producing micro-organisms can thrive in anaerobic conditions, particularly ruminant ; livestock, rice cultivation, landfill, wastewater, wetlands and marine sediments. This timely and authoritative book provides the only comprehensive and balanced overview of our current knowledge of sources of methane and how these might be controlled to limit future climate change. It describes how methane is derived from the anaerobic metabolism of micro-organisms, whether in wetlands or rice fields, manure, landfill or wastewater, or the digestive systems of cattle and other ruminant animals. It highlights how sources of methane might themselves be affected by climate change. It is shown how numerous point sources of methane have the potential to be more easily addressed than sources of carbon dioxide and therefore contribute significantly to climate change mitigation in the 21st century."--Publisher's description.