leachate
1
9.5
- noun
- /ˈliːtʃeɪt/
- Specialized
:
lixiviado
- Adequate liners (either natural or synthetic) and facilities to treat leachate are required.
- landfill leachate
- leachate collection
- leachate treatment
And then once you are satisfied that they're all in that one, what you can do is then take this one and use all the leachate, AKA worm tea or worm juice.
- And then once you are satisfied that they're all in that one, what you can do is then take this one and use all the leachate, AKA worm tea or worm juice.
Examples
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The quantity of leachate was significantly reduced in the covered versus the noncovered compost in 1996.
Academic text (1998) -
In addition, the leachate is pumped to the prewet area from its collection pond.
Academic text (1996) -
In these systems, no leachate leaves the tunnel.
Academic text (1998) -
The floor is inclined so leachate can easily run out of the bins.
Academic text (1998) -
A pond was built and seeded for leachate collection.
Academic text (1996) -
Additional monitoring and piezometer wells were installed to monitor leachate levels.
Academic text (1997) -
A large leachate dam of approximately five megaliters traps all the leachate and rainfall through the winter months.
Academic text (2000) -
The leachate was monitored to determine if there was any breakdown of the polyurethane foam.
Academic text (2000) -
The leachate is put into drums, then reused for watering in the process.
Academic text (1998) -
The harmful leachate from the landfill must be treated before it can be released into the environment.
How Polluted
- Specialized
1
9.5
- Specialized
3
7.9
- Specialized
19
3.4
- US
26
3.8
22
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leachate comes from the verb leach, which means 'to wash through' or 'wash out'. The ending -ate makes it a thing, so leachate is the liquid that has 'washed out' chemicals or other substances from waste and now carries them away.