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The 60 million gallons of PFAS-laden leachate produced at Seneca Meadows annually is trucked around the state, entering the Mohawk and Hudson rivers.
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Yvonne Taylor, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
These are intended to simulate how solid waste could release chemicals inside the landfill as it’s exposed to leachate — liquid waste from rainfall or decomposing garbage.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
There is some evidence that oily or greasy foods are more likely to uptake these chemicals, and also foods that are microwaved or otherwise heated in plastic containers are more likely to contain plastic chemical leachates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
This contaminated leachate makes its way down the river to New York City.
—Yvonne Taylor, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Yvonne Taylor, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
These are intended to simulate how solid waste could release chemicals inside the landfill as it’s exposed to leachate — liquid waste from rainfall or decomposing garbage.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
There is some evidence that oily or greasy foods are more likely to uptake these chemicals, and also foods that are microwaved or otherwise heated in plastic containers are more likely to contain plastic chemical leachates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
This contaminated leachate makes its way down the river to New York City.
—Yvonne Taylor, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Leachate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leachate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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