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

Wastewater treatment plants can take in 10,000 gallons of wastewater per minute but only about 30,000 gallons of landfill leachate per day, Prada said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

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 landfill has also brought more than 100 tanks to store millions of gallons of leachate, which contains benzene and other chemicals.

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

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