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Generated by decaying matter in marshes.

Marsh gas is also know as swamp gas or bog gas which is a bio gas so it's Methane.

An area of low-lying waterlogged land.

What is Marshy?

In November 1776, methane was first scientifically identified by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta in the marshes of Lake Maggiore straddling Italy and Switzerland, having been inspired to search for the substance after reading a paper written by Benjamin Franklin about "flammable air.

It is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4.

(one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen). It is the simplest alkane and the main component of natural gas. The relative abundance of methane makes it an attractive fuel, though capturing and storing it may pose challenges due to its gaseous state found at normal conditions. In its natural state, methane is found both below ground, and under the sea floor, where it often finds its way to the surface and in the earth's atmosphere where it is known as atmospheric methane.

Marsh gas is also known as methane because it found in marshy place.

Due to presence in marshy place methane named marsh gas. As methane is IUPAC name and marsh gas common name.

Marsh gas is another term for methane, produced by plants decomposing under water. Methane is highly combustible and has caused several coal mine explosions, but in marshy areas it's not as dangerous since it's diluted with air.

Methane is known as marsh gas as it can be found in marshy areas.

Marsh gas is another form of methane, produced by planets decompsing under water.