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Coal · 15 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in Poland

On 15 Jun 2023, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 887 kg/h from a coal mine.

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887 kg/h
± 249 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 21.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
15 Jun 2023 · 09:55 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.4 m/s
Coordinates
49.98038, 18.67612
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UNEP plume ID
dd9c595e-98a4-4c2c-b2bc-066be5c986c8

Likely operator

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Plausible

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

Emitting site

POL_S_007 · Venting shaft
11 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dd9c595e-98a4-4c2c-b2bc-066be5c986c8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dd9c595e-98a4-4c2c-b2bc-066be5c986c8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.