This disposal method is inspected and monitored for leak detection and runoff issues. They also contain clay or plastic lining to prevent leaks. However, the liners also tend to leak leachate with high levels of ammonia which further causes eutrophication. Eutrophication is a process that causes ...
It is not unusual for heavy summer rainstorms to wash toxic chemicals into rivers in such concentrations that they kill large numbers of fish overnight. It has been estimated that, in one year, the highway runoff from a single large city leaks as much oil into our water environment as a...