leachate

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If sent to the landfill in liquid form, nail polish eventually becomes leachate which is pumped out and treated regularly, but leachate treatment doesn't remove toluene, according to Braatz.

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  1. noun A product or solution formed by leaching, especially a solution containing contaminants picked up through the leaching of soil.

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  • That's an alarming statistic, considering a single television can often contain between two and eight pounds of lead, which can be released into the environment through landfill leachate or incinerator ash.
  • If sent to the landfill in liquid form, nail polish eventually becomes leachate which is pumped out and treated regularly, but leachate treatment doesn't remove toluene, according to Braatz. —  Star Courier Homepage RSS
  • Suggestions for remediation at that time included capping the landfill and installing a leachate-collection system, with estimated costs ranging from $1.1 million to
  • This will include an overhaul of the existing site, with plans to treat the leachate which seeps out of the site and a weighbridge to allow operators to keep track of who is bringing in the waste, and how much they are disposing of. —  edie.net - Latest News
  • The settlement announced Friday by the Wisconsin Department of Justice also requires United Meadows to upgrade its manure pit, manure loading platform and feed storage area leachate collection system. —  WBAY Action 2 News
 

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