leachings
Dissolved mineral drainings
Leachings are substances that have been extracted or washed out by liquid passing through a material.
Water moving through soil carries leachings of minerals and nutrients.
The term also refers to the process itself: Industrial leachings from the landfill contaminated the groundwater.
Environmental contexts often treat leachings as pollutants requiring containment or remediation.
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- extractionAct of removing
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
concentration · aqueous · percolation · acid · base · ion · pH · solubility
Liquid passing through pores
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- runoffExcess water drainage
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
subsoil · humus · erosion · contamination · minerals · organic · porosity · horizon
Jumbled collection of items
- cyanidationOre treatment using poison
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- extractionAct of removing
- oreMetal-bearing rock
gold · copper · silver · acid · solution · pile · pond · pad
Vital dietary substances
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
- nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- runoffExcess water drainage
groundwater · contamination · pesticides · herbicides · agrochemicals · crop · irrigation · overfarming
Separating solids from liquids
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- treatmentCare for an ailment
membrane · contamination · decontamination · processing · recovery · separation · discharge · environmental
solvent
Dissolving liquid or financially stable
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- extractionAct of removing
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
solute · concentration · aqueous · percolation · acid · base · ion · pH · solubility · reactant
percolation
Liquid passing through pores
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- runoffExcess water drainage
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
topsoil · subsoil · humus · erosion · contamination · minerals · organic · porosity · horizon · profile
heap
Jumbled collection of items
- cyanidationOre treatment using poison
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- extractionAct of removing
ore · gold · copper · silver · acid · solution · pile · pond · pad · recovery
nutrients
Vital dietary substances
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
- nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
runoff · groundwater · contamination · pesticides · herbicides · agrochemicals · crop · irrigation · overfarming · eutrophication
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
treatment · membrane · contamination · decontamination · processing · recovery · separation · discharge · environmental · remediation
leachingsdeposits
Material settled or stored
depositions · accumulations · accretions · sedimentations · precipitations
leachingsenrichments
Additions that improve quality
fortifications · fertilizations · replenishments · amendments · saturations