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Waste / landfill · 22 Aug 2024

Methane plume detected in United States

On 22 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,633 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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2,633 kg/h
± 782 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 63.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
22 Aug 2024 · 15:12 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 2.6 m/s
Coordinates
40.07475, -74.76156
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UNEP plume ID
3f94a3cf-0e43-4d50-80df-beb59503f131

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Emitting site

USA_S_1192 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3f94a3cf-0e43-4d50-80df-beb59503f131, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3f94a3cf-0e43-4d50-80df-beb59503f131), accessed 6 Oct 2026.