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Landfill Leachate Contains a Mixture of Contaminants including Pharmaceuticals

New scientific research from the USGS details how landfill leachate, disposed from landfills to environmental pathways, is host to numerous contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).

Read more about this study here.

Leachate being collected from a manhole access point in an active landfill
Leachate being collected from a manhole access point in an active landfill. (Credit: Dana Kolpin, USGS)

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