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leach·ate

 (lē′chāt)
n.
A product or solution formed by leaching, especially a solution containing contaminants picked up through the leaching of soil.
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leachate

(ˈliːtʃeɪt)
n
(Geological Science) water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip
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leach•ate

(ˈli tʃeɪt)

n.
a solution resulting from leaching.
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With the accelerating process of urbanization and the rapid improvement of urban people's living standards, large amounts of landfill leachate have been generated with the annual growth rate of 8% -10% and the million tons of wastewater has been discharged into rivers and oceans (1).
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Leachate is a by-product of sanitary landfills, and, due to its large concentration of pollutants, it must be properly treated before being discharged.
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The presence of uncultivable bacteria has been demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE), although these studies were limited by low detection rates of microbes in landfill leachate plumes [11].
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The meeting will discuss the proposed construction of a new bioreactor landfill cell and a leachate storage and handling system.
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As a matter of fact, it's important to control the mobility of arsenic and its different forms present in leachate composts.
Distribution and Mobility of Arsenic Species in Solids and Leachate Composts
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Sewage and Landfill Leachate: Assessment and Remediation of Environmental Hazards

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