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Waste / landfill · 25 Jun 2024

Methane plume detected in Oman

On 25 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,631 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,631 kg/h
± 1,350 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 63.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Jun 2024 · 06:52 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 4.2 m/s
Coordinates
23.60416, 57.88544
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UNEP plume ID
32c8a001-857e-40b5-a204-9e82393c75e4

Likely operator

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Emitting site

OMN_S_012 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 32c8a001-857e-40b5-a204-9e82393c75e4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/32c8a001-857e-40b5-a204-9e82393c75e4), accessed 5 Oct 2026.