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Waste / landfill · 3 Mar 2023

Methane plume detected in Bangladesh

On 3 Mar 2023, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 357,831 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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357,831 kg/h

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 8,588 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Mar 2023 · 00:00 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Coordinates
24.0289, 90.5191
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UNEP plume ID
84e03681-ed6f-491f-8a15-7a73d9666af9

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 84e03681-ed6f-491f-8a15-7a73d9666af9, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/84e03681-ed6f-491f-8a15-7a73d9666af9), accessed 5 Oct 2026.