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Waste / landfill · 13 Sep 2024

Methane plume detected in Peru

On 13 Sep 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 12,575 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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12,575 kg/h
± 6,301 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 302 tonnes of methane.

Detected
13 Sep 2024 · 20:41 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.8 m/s
Coordinates
-11.92424, -76.87406
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UNEP plume ID
67329777-8a7b-4ebd-9320-5e3ed8a896f7

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PER_S_002 · Landfill
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 67329777-8a7b-4ebd-9320-5e3ed8a896f7, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/67329777-8a7b-4ebd-9320-5e3ed8a896f7), accessed 5 Oct 2026.