Assertion: methane | /r/CapableOf | escape to the atmosphere
Facets:
value: in surface mines
type: LOCATION
value: through other diffuse sources
type: MANNER
value: through natural fissures
type: MANNER
value: either directly
type: MANNER
value: from natural gas wells
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: by diffusion through the cover soil
type: MANNER
value: from landfills
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Methane escapes from landfills either directly to the atmosphere or by diffusion through the cover soil.
text: For half a decade, researchers have tried to answer the question of how much methane escapes from natural gas wells into the atmosphere.
text: In abandoned mines and surface mines, methane might also escape to the atmosphere through natural fissures or other diffuse sources.
text: However, the extraction process can be far more damaging to the atmosphere than burning coal if methane escapes into the atmosphere.