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To leach out means to pass water through a mass of solid causing the soluble parts of the solid to pass into solution. (For instance, heavy rain can leach nitrates out of soil). Thus a leachate would be the water and its dissolved solids after it has passed through the solid.
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What causes leachate?
To understand leachate, think of a teabag, water dissolves the organic flavour out of the tea leaves inside and becomes tea. Similarly when water comes in contact with the material in a dump or contaminated soil it dissolves part of the contamination and carries it along. The water and contaminant is leachate.
How is leachate toxic?
it can kill slowly and painfully
What is a water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated?
leachate -- very hard to find in dictionary and hardly general knowledge!!
If solution A has more solute and less water than solution B then solution A is what to solution B?
Solution A is highly concentrated than solution B.
Is saturated solution a suspension or solution?
solution
What is the slurry of material that seeps to the bottom of a landfill called?
The term for the liquid at the bottom of a landfill is "leachate". It consists of anything soluble in water or any solvents in the waste. Leachate is very nasty stuff and the goal of landfill design is ways to minimize the entry of water to reduce leachate generation. It is typically acidic and contains metals in solution, along with organics of all types.
How do sanitary landfills attempt to avoid leachate?
By using a liner to keep leachate in place.
Where can one find treatment for leachate?
The Environment Agency has information on treatment for leachate on their website. On their website you can find out how to make an environmental permitting application for leachate treatment activities and see the guidance available.
Does leachate effect nature?
Yes, leachate can have harmful effects on nature. When it is released into the environment, leachate can contaminate soil, surface water, and groundwater with pollutants, such as heavy metals and harmful chemicals, posing risks to ecosystems and wildlife. Proper management and control of leachate are essential to minimize its impact on nature.
What is the strategies for landfill and leachate management?
leachate comes from landfills; it leaks from landfills and pollutes waters and i think it is very bad so dont let landfills pollute any more because leachate is bad for us.
How can leachate harm human health?
no no
What causes leachate?
To understand leachate, think of a teabag, water dissolves the organic flavour out of the tea leaves inside and becomes tea. Similarly when water comes in contact with the material in a dump or contaminated soil it dissolves part of the contamination and carries it along. The water and contaminant is leachate.
How is leachate toxic?
it can kill slowly and painfully
How can leachate from an open dump human health?
Leachate could run off into streams or lakes, or could trickle down into the groundwater below the dump.
How can leachate from an open dump harm human health?
Leachate could run off into streams or lakes, or could trickle down into the groundwater below the dump.
What purpose does landfill leachate surve?
In general, landfill leachate does not serve a meaningful purpose and is more of a hindrance than anything else. It can be possible to extract clean water from it however.
What has the author William P Gardiner written?
William P. Gardiner has written: 'Management of leachate from Army sanitary landfills' -- subject(s): Sanitary landfills, Leaching, Leachate
