Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Frequent

Methane emitter POL_S_038

Landfill in Poland. Satellites have detected 9 methane plumes here since 15 Jun 2023, most recently on 14 Aug 2026.

9
Plumes
3
Plumes, last 12 months
7,715 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,800 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
15 Jun 2023
Last seen
14 Aug 2026
Coordinates
49.96956, 18.64956 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

14 Aug 2026: 2,213 kg/h9 Aug 2026: 7,715 kg/h7 Nov 2025: 2,444 kg/h9 Apr 2025: 1,190 kg/h19 Aug 2023: 1,800 kg/h15 Aug 2023: 2,680 kg/h11 Aug 2023: 1,257 kg/h19 Jun 2023: 1,205 kg/h15 Jun 2023: 1,409 kg/h 15 Jun 2023 14 Aug 2026 7,715 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
14 Aug 2026Waste / landfill 2,213 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 Aug 2026Waste / landfill 7,715 kg/h Not yet attributed View
7 Nov 2025Waste / landfill 2,444 kg/h Not yet attributed View
9 Apr 2025Waste / landfill 1,190 kg/h Not yet attributed View
19 Aug 2023Waste / landfill 1,800 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 Aug 2023Waste / landfill 2,680 kg/h Not yet attributed View
11 Aug 2023Waste / landfill 1,257 kg/h Not yet attributed View
19 Jun 2023Waste / landfill 1,205 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 Jun 2023Waste / landfill 1,409 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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