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Soil used to cover compacted solid waste in a sanitary landfill.
Cradle-to-Grave or Manifest System ...

 


Sanitary Landfill: solid waste disposal site where waste is spread in layers, compacted, and covered with soil or other cover materials each day to minimize pest, aesthetic, disease, air pollution, and water pollution problems.

Desorption: The opposite of adsorption; the release of matter from the adsorption medium, usually to recover material.
Detection limit: The lowest level that can be determined by a specific analytical procedure or test method.

lift In a sanitary landfill, a compacted layer of solid waste and the top layer of cover material.
lifting station See pumping station.
ligase Enzyme used to join dna molecules.

These soil cover materials can help keep soil moist by preventing evaporation; they can reduce the growth of weeds; improve soil structure; and keep soil warmer in the winter or cooler in the summer.

The opposite of adsorption; the release of matter from the adsorption medium, usually to recover material.
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See also: Waste, Reduce, Bacteria, Solution, Structure

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