leachate

American  

[lee-cheyt] / ˈli tʃeɪt /

noun

1. a solution resulting from leaching, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating groundwater.

   Leachates in the town's water supply have been traced to a chemical-waste dump.

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leachate British  

/ ˈliːtʃeɪt /

noun

1. water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip

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Etymology

Origin of leachate

First recorded in 1930–35; leach ¹ + -ate ²

Example Sentences

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leachate

As the air district ordered, landfill workers have drilled and installed 220 new gas collection wells and 80 pumps to extract piping-hot landfill gases and leachate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024

The smoke and leachate from the “always burning” landfill are an obvious health hazard, Furtula said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

The samples with leachate had more silicic acid as well, which is used by plankton like diatoms to make their microscopic shells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023

Measurements revealed that particulate organic carbon, a proxy for biomass, had increased significantly in samples with more ash leachate relative to the controls.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023

Every day, the plant processes about 130 or so tons of leachate from waste-collection companies in the surrounding area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023