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Waste / landfill · 30 Dec 2023

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 30 Dec 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,543 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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5,543 kg/h
± 1,670 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 133 tonnes of methane.

Detected
30 Dec 2023 · 16:30 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 2.7 m/s
Coordinates
-34.52976, -58.62824
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UNEP plume ID
b6db6b36-5b11-4bff-b91a-681206cfdbc3

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ARG_S_025 · Landfill
17 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b6db6b36-5b11-4bff-b91a-681206cfdbc3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b6db6b36-5b11-4bff-b91a-681206cfdbc3), accessed 4 Oct 2026.