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leachate

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leach·ate  (lcht)
n.
A product or solution formed by leaching, especially a solution containing contaminants picked up through the leaching of soil.
leachate [ˈliːtʃeɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip
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Viridian Systems, based in Wirral Business Centre, in Birkenhead, is a major landfill service provider in the UK, supplying pipework and drill wells and providing safe, efficient pneumatic pumping systems to drain leachate - the contaminated end product of rainfall flowing through landfill waste.
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In passing through solid-waste matter, the leachate picks up harmful substances, mainly heavy metals like mercury.
Invisible threat: pollutants in the country's ground water by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
Secondly, evaporating the water turns the leachate into solid waste, easier to truck and dispose of.
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