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Waste / landfill · 17 Jun 2026

Methane plume detected in Türkiye

On 17 Jun 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 694 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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694 kg/h
± 155 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 16.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Jun 2026 · 09:45 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 1.2 m/s
Coordinates
37.10077, 30.75095
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UNEP plume ID
1f170620-ef9c-4264-9218-f13f1ce943e8

Likely operator

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Emitting site

TUR_S_012 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1f170620-ef9c-4264-9218-f13f1ce943e8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1f170620-ef9c-4264-9218-f13f1ce943e8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.