short circuiting : The entry of ambient air into an extraction well (used for SVE and bioventing) without first passing through the contaminated zone.
laundering weir Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with V-notches along the top to assure a uniform exit or effluent velocity in order to avoid short circuiting.
 See also: Plume, Well, Degradation, Concentration, Constituent
  
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