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Waste / landfill · 13 Jul 2025

Methane plume detected in Russia

On 13 Jul 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 25,000 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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25,000 kg/h
± 11,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 600 tonnes of methane.

Detected
13 Jul 2025 · 09:16 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.9 m/s
Coordinates
43.31825, 45.60483
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UNEP plume ID
5cd85405-306a-4b30-b6d4-ab90861b6760

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Emitting site

RUS_S_033 · Landfill
1 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 5cd85405-306a-4b30-b6d4-ab90861b6760, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/5cd85405-306a-4b30-b6d4-ab90861b6760), accessed 4 Oct 2026.