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Waste / landfill · 19 Feb 2024

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 19 Feb 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 6,755 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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6,755 kg/h
± 2,676 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 162 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 Feb 2024 · 14:31 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 4.8 m/s
Coordinates
-34.53163, -58.61554
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UNEP plume ID
987c3236-1515-4d9e-b8b1-246e40ea8b43

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ARG_S_026 · Landfill
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 987c3236-1515-4d9e-b8b1-246e40ea8b43, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/987c3236-1515-4d9e-b8b1-246e40ea8b43), accessed 5 Oct 2026.