Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter BRA_S_026

Landfill in Brazil. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 28 Jan 2024, most recently on 7 Jan 2025.

4
Plumes
0
Plumes, last 12 months
2,372 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,848 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Response so far

Source type
Landfill
UNEP notified
Not applicable
Operator responded to UNEP
Not applicable
First seen
28 Jan 2024
Last seen
7 Jan 2025
Coordinates
-31.56859, -53.73038 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

7 Jan 2025: 2,372 kg/h3 Jan 2025: 2,052 kg/h26 Mar 2024: 1,643 kg/h28 Jan 2024: 1,075 kg/h 28 Jan 2024 7 Jan 2025 2,372 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
7 Jan 2025Waste / landfill 2,372 kg/h Not yet attributed View
3 Jan 2025Waste / landfill 2,052 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 Mar 2024Waste / landfill 1,643 kg/h Not yet attributed View
28 Jan 2024Waste / landfill 1,075 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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