Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF)
The USEPA is making a significant change in how leaching tests are used in decisions regarding waste disposal, beneficial reuse of materials in construction applications, and in assessing treatment effectiveness as presented in a 2010 background document1. Two of the test methods presented in this document are now part of USEPA SW-846 as:
- Method 1313. Liquid-solid partitioning as a function of extract pH for constituents in solid materials using a parallel batch extraction procedure.
- Method 1316. Liquid-solid partitioning as a function of liquid-solid ratio for constituents in solid materials using a parallel batch extraction procedure.
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