Leach

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006493",
  "term": "Leach",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "To extract soluble components from a solid material by passing a liquid solvent through it. This process is driven by the dissolution of substances into the liquid, which then carries them away. In environmental contexts, contaminants can leach from waste materials into groundwater or soil.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "soil"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 903 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/leach/"
}