Ngokusho kwedatha eqoqiwe, ukuvutha okungaphelele kwe-methane akubangeli ukuqhuma.
Kuyinselele ukuthi i-methane emsulwa iqhume ngaphansi kwezimo ezintula umoya-mpilo. Noma kunjalo, i-methane isavutha kakhulu, ezibeka engcupheni enkulu yezingozi uma zingalawulwa noma zigcinwe ngendlela efanele.