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Waste / landfill · 15 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Romania

On 15 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,149 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.

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1,149 kg/h
± 431 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 27.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
15 Apr 2024 · 10:56 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Waste / landfill
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 4.3 m/s
Coordinates
45.66997, 25.66335
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UNEP plume ID
fdd8ccc0-27fc-4f0a-b4a7-cbd63c262d1b

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ROU_S_002 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume fdd8ccc0-27fc-4f0a-b4a7-cbd63c262d1b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/fdd8ccc0-27fc-4f0a-b4a7-cbd63c262d1b), accessed 4 Oct 2026.