2.0. Leachate
Leachate is the liquid that drains or 'leaches' from a landfill; it varies widely in composition regarding the age of the landfill and the type of waste that it contains (Henry and Heinke, 1996). It can usually contain both dissolved and suspended materials.
Leachate is any liquid that is passing through matter, extracts solutes, suspended solids or any other component of the material through which it has passed. Leachate is a widely used term in environmental sciences where it has the specific meaning of a liquid that has dissolved or entrained environmentally harmful substances which may then enter the environment. It is most commonly used in the context of land-filling of putrescible or industrial waste.
In the narrow environmental context; leachate is therefore any material that drains from land or stockpiled material and contain significantly elevated concentrations of undesirable material derived from the material that it has passed through.
2.2.1. Open Dump
Leachate is the liquid that drains or 'leaches' from a landfill; it varies widely in composition regarding the age of the landfill and the type of waste that it contains (Henry and Heinke, 1996). It can usually contain both dissolved and suspended materials.
Leachate is any liquid that is passing through matter, extracts solutes, suspended solids or any other component of the material through which it has passed. Leachate is a widely used term in environmental sciences where it has the specific meaning of a liquid that has dissolved or entrained environmentally harmful substances which may then enter the environment. It is most commonly used in the context of land-filling of putrescible or industrial waste.
In the narrow environmental context; leachate is therefore any material that drains from land or stockpiled material and contain significantly elevated concentrations of undesirable material derived from the material that it has passed through.
2.2.1. Open Dump
