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leachate
This term is primarily used in environmental engineering, waste management, and geology to describe the contaminated liquid resulting from percolation. It carries a strong technical and often negative connotation, as it typically refers to a toxic cocktail of pollutants that threatens soil and water purity.
Because it describes a substance or a mass of liquid, it is treated as an uncountable noun. It does not have a plural form in standard technical usage; instead, quantities are measured using mass or volume units, or referred to as leachate plumes when describing the spread of the liquid in an aquifer.
Meanings
Examples
The landfill liner failed and allowed leachate to seep into the groundwater.
We need to analyze the leachate for heavy metal concentrations.
Is the leachate collection system still functioning properly?
Is the leachate collection system still functioning properly?
The dark liquid dripping from the waste pile was identified as leachate.
Treatment of landfill leachate is essential to prevent environmental contamination.
Treatment of landfill leachate is essential to prevent environmental contamination.
I wonder if the leachate has reached the lower aquifer yet.
The report highlights a significant increase in the volume of leachate during the rainy season.
The soil acted as a natural filter for the leachate.