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Waste / landfill · 28 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Philippines

On 28 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 706 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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706 kg/h
± 261 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 16.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Apr 2024 · 02:18 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 3.4 m/s
Coordinates
14.69134, 121.16474
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UNEP plume ID
eb1a02ce-cfd2-4b63-9102-0378ddc1ac37

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PHL_S_003 · Landfill
3 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume eb1a02ce-cfd2-4b63-9102-0378ddc1ac37, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/eb1a02ce-cfd2-4b63-9102-0378ddc1ac37), accessed 6 Oct 2026.