Many of these are soluble in water and become dissolved in any surplus moisture in the landfill site to produce a liquid mixture termed leachate. |
The leachate was separated from the solids by centrifugation, and the dissolved polonium isotopes in the liquid were plated spontaneously onto a silver planchet. |
True, leachate can lead to many lesser health problems and environmental effects that the EPA did not assess. |
The leachate was collected and then chemically converted to true saltpeter, potassium nitrate, by mixing it with a solution of potash. |
It also provides a means of collecting most of that leakage and therefore is a second leachate collection system. |
The treatment of leachate and the safe disposal or even use of landfill gas are components of an environmentally sound waste management policy. |