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leachate

UK
/ˈliːtʃeɪt/
US
/ˈliːtʃeɪt/

Translations

leachatenoun
leachates
pl
lixiviatTerme usuel en environnement et en génie civil pour le liquide contaminé issu d’une décharge ou d’un dépôt de déchets.
The landfill site was monitored for leachate to prevent contamination of the nearby water sources.
Le site d’enfouissement était surveillé pour détecter le lixiviat afin d’éviter la contamination des sources d’eau voisines.
Additional translations
percolatTerme plus rare, employé dans certains contextes techniques.
Synonyms
seepage
effluent
drainage
runoff
leachateadjective
UK
/ˈliːtʃeɪt/
US
/ˈliːtʃeɪt/
Used attributively in combinations such as “leachate collection system”.
lixivielEmploi technique, surtout en contexte environnemental.
A leachate treatment facility was built next to the landfill.
Une installation de traitement lixiviel a été construite à côté de la décharge.

Definitions

leachatenoun
A liquid that has percolated through a solid and leached out some of the constituents.
The landfill site was monitored for leachate to prevent contamination of the nearby water sources.
In environmental engineering, the contaminated liquid that drains from a landfill or other waste disposal site.
The engineers installed a geomembrane liner to keep landfill leachate from entering the groundwater.
leachateadjective
Relating to or associated with leachate.
A leachate treatment facility was built next to the landfill.
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