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Waste / landfill · 12 Jan 2024

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 12 Jan 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,486 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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5,486 kg/h
± 2,038 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 132 tonnes of methane.

Detected
12 Jan 2024 · 14:46 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 3.6 m/s
Coordinates
-34.52976, -58.62824
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UNEP plume ID
ca9bcddc-dfc2-43c3-a572-c66933e004e7

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 ca9bcddc-dfc2-43c3-a572-c66933e004e7, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ca9bcddc-dfc2-43c3-a572-c66933e004e7), accessed 4 Oct 2026.