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The source of methane pollution is

A. Rice fields

B. Marshes

C. Cattle and other herbivores

D. An of the above

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The source of methane pollution is rice fields, marshes and cattle and other herbivores.
Methane is the primary contributor to the formation of ground-level ozone, a hazardous air pollutant and greenhouse gas, exposure to which causes 1 million premature deaths every year.
Methane is emitted from a variety of anthropogenic and natural sources. Anthropogenic emission sources include landfills, oil and natural gas systems, agricultural activities, coal mining, stationary and mobile combustion, wastewater treatment, and certain industrial processes.

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