Yes, the leachate becomes a problem when mercury vapor lamps
or fluorescent tubes
or mercury-based thermometers
or mercury switches (such as those found in old cars and appliances and thermostats)
or lead-acid batteries
or e-waste (old computers, TVs with cathode ray tubes, old appliances, etc.)
accumulate in a landfill.
This is particularly true in a country like the DR that does not have landfills with plastic linings (as I bet your landfills in Canada do), leachate ponds, aeration tanks and nanofilter systems and particularly where the local water supply (as in much of the DR) relies on nearby underground aquifers....
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