| leachate |
The solution that is formed when water percolates through a permeable medium. A leachate may contain toxic material or bacteria.
Ãâó: biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm
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| leaching |
The removal of readily soluble components, such as chlorides, sulfates, organic matter, and carbonates, from soil by percolating water. The remaining upper layer of leached soil becomes increasingly acidic and deficient in plant nutrients.
Ãâó: biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm
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| leachate |
the liquid formed when water (from precipitation) soaks into and through a landfill, picking up a variety of suspended and dissolved materials from the waste.
Ãâó: www.wef.org/publicinfo/newsroom/wastewater_glossar...
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| leaching |
the removal of chemical constituents from rocks and soil by water.
Ãâó: www.wef.org/publicinfo/newsroom/wastewater_glossar...
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| leach |
To dissolve from a rock. For example, when acidic water passes through fractured rocks, soluble minerals leach, or dissolve, from the rocks.
Ãâó: college.hmco.com/geology/resources/geologylink/glo...
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