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"But that process also stops them fully degrading and causes toxic chemicals to leach into the environment."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

When old records make it to a landfill, they’re not only likely to outlive the site, but can also leach plasticizers, a Keele University report found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

They wonder if toxic materials could leach into the soil and contaminate groundwater, if not while the solar site is operational, then some decades in the future, when it reaches the end of its life.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

“We believe investors should wait to see more definitive results from wider spaced leach trials first before making an investment decision,” Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

I don’t want a blanket, even if the marble continues to leach my body heat.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Sometimes, the chemical “sauce” leaches out of plastic, a process that, research has shown, can be toxic.

From Slate ● May 28, 2025

Namely, local bull trout populations are struggling because the pond leaches groundwater away from Gold Creek itself.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

But in some places, fluoride leaches from rocks into the groundwater.

From Salon ● May 7, 2024

"Then there are the pesticides for insects and fungicides for parasites. It is a monoculture which kills off biodiversity and leaches chemicals into our rivers."

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

If that fog leaches out of the jungle, or the monkeys return.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The material is then leached into a wine‑red liquid, filtered, evaporated and finally transformed into a fine white powder -- lithium.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

A carbon water filter can also reduce potential exposure to chemicals and pesticides that may have leached into your water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The smell of incense — a combination of frankincense and myrrh — leached from every corner of the space, creating a somewhat soporific effect.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

More specifically, the electrodes must enable direct gas conversion without solvents so that the catalyst isn't leached from the electrode surface.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

So noxious that it leached into the soil.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

As backup, she also built a parallel facility in Australia for an environmentally sensitive processing step, known as cracking and leaching, completed in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The chemical is essential in the leaching process of copper, which involves extracting the metal from copper ore.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

Plastic cigarette filters are the world's most littered item, leaching toxic chemicals into the environment and breaking down into microplastics -- while doing very little for the smoker, the secretariat said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

This unusual imbalance suggested that liquid water had once seeped through the rocks, effectively leaching lutetium out of them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

I feel instantly better, the tension leaching out of my neck and shoulders.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins