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Preferred term

leaching  

Definition

  • 1) The process of separating a liquid from a solid (as in waste liquid by percolation into the surrounding soil. 2) Extraction of soluble components of a solid mixture by percolating a solvent through it. 3) To lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4722

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