DOWNGRADIENT WELL


Meaning of DOWNGRADIENT WELL in English

One or more monitoring wells placed to sample groundwater that has passed beneath a facility with the potential to release chemical contaminants into the ground. Results of testing downgradient well water are compared with data from an Upgradient Well to determine whether the facility may be contaminating the groundwater.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.