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Waste / landfill · 9 Aug 2026

Methane plume detected in Poland

On 9 Aug 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 7,715 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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7,715 kg/h
± 1,799 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 185 tonnes of methane.

Detected
9 Aug 2026 · 08:34 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.6 m/s
Coordinates
49.96956, 18.64956
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UNEP plume ID
93165d5f-d76c-4645-a3a6-3677c71f967a

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Emitting site

POL_S_038 · Landfill
9 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 93165d5f-d76c-4645-a3a6-3677c71f967a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/93165d5f-d76c-4645-a3a6-3677c71f967a), accessed 5 Oct 2026.