Berm
A curb, ledge, wall or mound used to prevent the spread of contaminants. It can be made of various materials, even earth in certain circumstances. See Alpha particle, Gamma radiation.
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berm : A sloped wall or embankment (typically constructed of earth, hay bales, or timber framing) used to prevent inflow or outflow of material into/from an area.
BERM
A shelf that breaks the continuity of a slope; a linear embankment or dike.
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Berm
A ledge, wall or mound of soil used to prevent the migration of contaminants.
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In some floodplains, the area behind the berm is an area of turbulent water where a series of small ridges and swales (depressions) form.
The mark may be a line of oil or scum on along shore objects, or a more or less continuous deposit of fine shell or debris on the fore shore or berm. This mark is physical evidence of the general height reached by wave run up at recent high waters.
 See also: Water, Well, Site, Condition, Environment
  
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