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Waste / landfill · 5 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Türkiye

On 5 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,027 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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4,027 kg/h
± 1,393 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 96.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
5 Jun 2025 · 08:19 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 4.0 m/s
Coordinates
40.26438, 28.96923
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UNEP plume ID
46bfc05e-a2e9-4377-ac27-e3262ecda591

Likely operator

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Plausible

Under Law 5216 (Metropolitan Municipalities), solid-waste disposal in a metropolitan province is the metropolitan municipality's responsibility; UNEP classifies this source as a landfill.

Emitting site

TUR_S_016 · Landfill
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 46bfc05e-a2e9-4377-ac27-e3262ecda591, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/46bfc05e-a2e9-4377-ac27-e3262ecda591), accessed 6 Oct 2026.