Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Not seen recently

Methane emitter CHL_S_006

Landfill in Chile. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 1 Jan 2024, most recently on 2 May 2025.

4
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
20,526 kg/h
Largest detected rate
7,990 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
1 Jan 2024
Last seen
2 May 2025
Coordinates
-33.69726, -70.79864 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

2 May 2025: 7,154 kg/h22 Mar 2025: 20,526 kg/h10 Jan 2024: 8,826 kg/h1 Jan 2024: 6,874 kg/h 1 Jan 2024 2 May 2025 20,526 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
2 May 2025Waste / landfill 7,154 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Mar 2025Waste / landfill 20,526 kg/h Not yet attributed View
10 Jan 2024Waste / landfill 8,826 kg/h Not yet attributed View
1 Jan 2024Waste / landfill 6,874 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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