Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter ECU_S_001

Landfill in Ecuador. Satellites have detected 2 methane plumes here since 27 Apr 2025, most recently on 1 May 2025.

2
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
10,506 kg/h
Largest detected rate
5,364 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it

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Response so far

Source type
Landfill
UNEP notified
Not applicable
Operator responded to UNEP
Not applicable
First seen
27 Apr 2025
Last seen
1 May 2025
Coordinates
-2.07434, -79.96569 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

1 May 2025: 223 kg/h27 Apr 2025: 10,506 kg/h 27 Apr 2025 1 May 2025 10,506 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
1 May 2025Waste / landfill 223 kg/h Not yet attributed View
27 Apr 2025Waste / landfill 10,506 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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