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What is a leachate?

What is a leachate? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The liquid produced when water percolates through any permeable material.
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The residual material no longer produces methane, and leachate is much reduced.
Devices called lysimeters are sometimes inserted into the ground to collect subsurface water, called leachate.
The leachate was collected and then chemically converted to true saltpeter, potassium nitrate, by mixing it with a solution of potash.
All landfills, including those not in use, produce landfill gases and leachate, or water that has permeated the surrounding soil.
True, leachate can lead to many lesser health problems and environmental effects that the EPA did not assess.
The treatment of leachate and the safe disposal or even use of landfill gas are components of an environmentally sound waste management policy.

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