Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter TUR_S_020

Landfill in Türkiye. Satellites have detected 5 methane plumes here since 27 Aug 2022, most recently on 13 Aug 2025.

5
Plumes
0
Plumes, last 12 months
2,378 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,196 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
27 Aug 2022
Last seen
13 Aug 2025
Coordinates
36.9838, 37.40143 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

13 Aug 2025: 779 kg/h24 Jun 2024: 1,196 kg/h25 Oct 2023: 1,089 kg/h3 Apr 2023: 1,893 kg/h27 Aug 2022: 2,378 kg/h 27 Aug 2022 13 Aug 2025 2,378 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
13 Aug 2025Waste / landfill 779 kg/h Not yet attributed View
24 Jun 2024Waste / landfill 1,196 kg/h Not yet attributed View
25 Oct 2023Waste / landfill 1,089 kg/h Not yet attributed View
3 Apr 2023Waste / landfill 1,893 kg/h Not yet attributed View
27 Aug 2022Waste / landfill 2,378 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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