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Waste / landfill · 8 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 8 Apr 2024, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 184,300 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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184,300 kg/h

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 4,423 tonnes of methane.

Detected
8 Apr 2024 · 00:00 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Coordinates
24.8914, 67.2061
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UNEP plume ID
0799389d-55b8-4e65-84e8-b4037efc1022

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0799389d-55b8-4e65-84e8-b4037efc1022, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0799389d-55b8-4e65-84e8-b4037efc1022), accessed 5 Oct 2026.