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Waste / landfill · 5 Jun 2024

Methane plume detected in Romania

On 5 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,602 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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3,602 kg/h
± 1,831 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 86.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
5 Jun 2024 · 14:49 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.5 m/s
Coordinates
44.31518, 26.12922
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UNEP plume ID
7f8737ce-72a9-4961-8f84-c86a3b282101

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ROU_S_001 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7f8737ce-72a9-4961-8f84-c86a3b282101, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7f8737ce-72a9-4961-8f84-c86a3b282101), accessed 5 Oct 2026.