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Coal · 19 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in Poland

On 19 Jun 2023, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 810 kg/h from a coal mine.

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810 kg/h
± 155 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 19.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 Jun 2023 · 10:03 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 0.7 m/s
Coordinates
50.03062, 18.57412
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UNEP plume ID
b3b01f64-aee2-4252-9f15-69b5b4b4ce84

Likely operator

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Plausible

JSW runs the coking-coal mines around Jastrzębie-Zdrój.

Emitting site

POL_S_008 · Venting shaft
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b3b01f64-aee2-4252-9f15-69b5b4b4ce84, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b3b01f64-aee2-4252-9f15-69b5b4b4ce84), accessed 5 Oct 2026.