Methane plume detected in Türkiye
On 20 Aug 2022, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 733 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 17.6 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Aug 2022 · 10:07 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 37.21929, 40.82099
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
81e5f513-d841-4e23-822b-3a5282dd86c1
Likely operator
Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Plausible
Under Law 5216 (Metropolitan Municipalities), solid-waste disposal in a metropolitan province is the metropolitan municipality's responsibility; UNEP classifies this source as a landfill.
Emitting site
TUR_S_018 · Landfill
7 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 81e5f513-d841-4e23-822b-3a5282dd86c1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/81e5f513-d841-4e23-822b-3a5282dd86c1), accessed 6 Oct 2026.