Methane Gas Resource Listings

The purpose of these resource listings is to give you the opportunity to research and learn more about methane gas, its dangers and the benefits of fast, no-nonsense detection.

If you come across a further resource that you believe is suitable for this page, or if you run such a resource, please let us know. We will be glad to consider it for inclusion.

General Resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane. This article from Wikipedia is a good all-round introduction to methane and its properties. There’s a lot here but it’s well worth reading because it includes details of the uses of methane, its sources and its effect on health.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/. Simply enter “methane” or “methane gas” on the BBC’s home page search engine and you will uncover a wealth of methane related news and material.

Specialist

http://www.hse.gov.uk/. This is a site for specialist health and safety information about methane. Enter “methane” or “methane gas” in the search engine – or add a keyword that reflects your professional interests.

http://www.energycouncil.org/waterfacts/methane.htm. The Water Facts page of the La Plata County Energy Council provides useful details about methane and domestic water wells.

Environment

http://www.epa.gov/methanetomarkets/. The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency talks here about methane, climate change and the Methane to Markets Partnership. There are also plenty of related links.

http://www.epa.gov/lmop/. Another interesting EPA site that covers issues around the use of methane from landfill areas.

http://www.ch4.org.uk/article.php/People+Giving+Off+Methane+Pollution. This web page has an article about methane written by a member of the Environmental Change Institute. There are also some good photographs.

Scientific

http://www.worldofmolecules.com/fuels/methane.htm. A page for The World of Molecules that has chemical facts and figures about methane gas.

http://www.ghgonline.org/apr2002ch4.htm. From this page of the GreenHouse Gas Online website, you can access a range of specialist scientific papers about methane.

Dangers of methane

http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001601-d001700/d001616/d001616.pdf. A handy fact sheet from the Farm Safety Association about the dangers of manure gas.

http://www.stanford.edu/~meehan/class/ce2942000/press.htm. A summary of a paper about the dangers of methane in Los Angeles because of waste disposal in old oilfields. The paper was presented to a meeting of petroleum geologists and engineers.

http://www.coalking.ca/challenges/disasters_major.html. A report of a major disaster due to a methane gas explosion.