Leaching (pedology)

For other uses, see Leaching.

In pedology, leaching is the loss of mineral and organic solutes due to percolation. It is a mechanism
of soil formation distinct from the soil forming process
of eluviation, which is the loss of mineral and organic
colloids. Leached and elluviated materials tend to be lost
from topsoil and deposited in subsoil. A soil horizon accumulating leached and eluviated materials is referred to
as a zone of illuviation.
Laterite soil, which develops in regions with high temperature and heavy rainfall, is an example of this process in
action.

See also
Bioleaching
Biomineralisation
Leaching (agriculture)
Groundwater recharge
Soil salinity control

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