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leachate

/ˈliːtʃeɪt/

leachatenoun

leachates

Translations

The landfill site was monitored for leachate contamination.

Место свалки контролировалось на загрязнение фильтратом.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

leachateadjective

/ˈliːtʃeɪt/

Used attributively in combinations such as “leachate collection system”.

Definitions

Relating to or associated with leachate.

A leachate treatment facility was built next to the landfill.