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Waste / landfill · 20 Apr 2026

Methane plume detected in Türkiye

On 20 Apr 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 16,831 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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16,831 kg/h
± 3,952 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 404 tonnes of methane.

Detected
20 Apr 2026 · 08:25 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 1.6 m/s
Coordinates
40.26438, 28.96923
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UNEP plume ID
eee4d5bb-6e36-44b4-80fe-78589b90bbe4

Likely operator

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Emitting site

TUR_S_016 · Landfill
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume eee4d5bb-6e36-44b4-80fe-78589b90bbe4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/eee4d5bb-6e36-44b4-80fe-78589b90bbe4), accessed 4 Oct 2026.