Methane plume detected in Brazil
On 3 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,884 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 213 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 3 Jul 2024 · 13:14 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 2.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- -23.47947, -46.79966
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
4900f30a-4650-4276-8ae8-fa43c6d1eb14
Likely operator
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Emitting site
BRA_S_001 · Landfill
7 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 4900f30a-4650-4276-8ae8-fa43c6d1eb14, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/4900f30a-4650-4276-8ae8-fa43c6d1eb14), accessed 5 Oct 2026.