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Waste / landfill · 31 Jan 2025

Methane plume detected in Tunisia

On 31 Jan 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,892 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,892 kg/h
± 611 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 45.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
31 Jan 2025 · 10:28 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 3.1 m/s
Coordinates
35.76729, 10.4602
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UNEP plume ID
7836d76d-706c-4755-b2b2-a5ac394d796d

Likely operator

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Emitting site

TUN_S_003 · Landfill
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7836d76d-706c-4755-b2b2-a5ac394d796d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7836d76d-706c-4755-b2b2-a5ac394d796d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.