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Waste / landfill · 17 Jul 2025

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 17 Jul 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,086 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,086 kg/h
± 746 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 74.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Jul 2025 · 14:56 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.2 m/s
Coordinates
-31.5162, -64.23283
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UNEP plume ID
7476cc49-7d9f-4bfd-82ce-94995a235e1d

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ARG_S_024 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7476cc49-7d9f-4bfd-82ce-94995a235e1d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7476cc49-7d9f-4bfd-82ce-94995a235e1d), accessed 4 Oct 2026.