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Waste / landfill · 10 Jun 2024

Methane plume detected in Iran

On 10 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,651 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,651 kg/h
± 867 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 87.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Jun 2024 · 04:17 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.6 m/s
Coordinates
29.42791, 52.70337
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UNEP plume ID
06f74192-8f80-45ad-9e57-2eacc7d56f27

Likely operator

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Emitting site

IRN_S_016 · Landfill
11 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 06f74192-8f80-45ad-9e57-2eacc7d56f27, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/06f74192-8f80-45ad-9e57-2eacc7d56f27), accessed 6 Oct 2026.