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landfill: a large, outdoor area for waste disposal; landfills where waste is exposed to the atmosphere (open dumps) are now illegal; in "sanitary" landfills, waste is layered and covered with soil.
(depósito controlado)
leachate: athe liquid formed when water (from precipitation) soaks into and through a landfill, picking up a variety of suspended and dissolved materials from the waste.
(lixiviado)
leachate treatment: a process to reduce the polluting potential of leachate.
(tratamiento de lixiviados)
liner: a clay or plastic material placed between garbage and soil in a landfill to prevent rotting garbage from coming in contact with groundwater.
(revestimiento)
litter: rubbish discarded in the environment instead of in trash containers.
(detritus)
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