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Coal · 19 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in Poland

On 19 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,866 kg/h from a coal mine.

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1,866 kg/h
± 404 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 44.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 Jun 2023 · 09:25 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 1.4 m/s
Coordinates
49.97543, 18.7354
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UNEP plume ID
dcd223db-251f-412c-92ac-86f905bddde5

Likely operator

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Plausible

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

Emitting site

POL_S_013 · Venting shaft
25 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dcd223db-251f-412c-92ac-86f905bddde5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dcd223db-251f-412c-92ac-86f905bddde5), accessed 4 Oct 2026.