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How do methanogens help to generate biogas?
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Solution
The methanogenic bacteria digest the organic mass to produce marsh gas during the secondary treatment of sewage. Marsh gas is a mixture of gases containing methane, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide which form biogas.
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