Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter BRA_S_029

Landfill in Brazil. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 5 Mar 2024, most recently on 20 Feb 2025.

3
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
11,173 kg/h
Largest detected rate
8,470 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
5 Mar 2024
Last seen
20 Feb 2025
Coordinates
-22.79181, -43.75776 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

20 Feb 2025: 8,470 kg/h24 Sep 2024: 5,879 kg/h5 Mar 2024: 11,173 kg/h 5 Mar 2024 20 Feb 2025 11,173 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
20 Feb 2025Waste / landfill 8,470 kg/h Not yet attributed View
24 Sep 2024Waste / landfill 5,879 kg/h Not yet attributed View
5 Mar 2024Waste / landfill 11,173 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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