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Waste / landfill · 23 Jan 2024

Methane plume detected in Bangladesh

On 23 Jan 2024, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 122,570 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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122,570 kg/h

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 2,942 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Jan 2024 · 00:00 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Coordinates
23.7351, 90.4944
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UNEP plume ID
af287a67-d0d7-4d4d-aa19-98dcc6200330

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume af287a67-d0d7-4d4d-aa19-98dcc6200330, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/af287a67-d0d7-4d4d-aa19-98dcc6200330), accessed 5 Oct 2026.