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DEQ default values were replaced with site-specific values for the following parameters: • Soil bulk density (ρb)• Soil porosity (n)• Vadose zone water content (nw)• Capillary fringe thickness (Lcap)• Depth to groundwater (Lw)Estimation of groundwater-to-indoor air RBCs involves the use of models that simulate the process by which volatile chemicals can migrate from groundwater, through the overlying soil matrix, and penetrate a building (DEQ, 2003).
Capillary fringe thickness + vadose zone thickness = depth to groundwater, hcap + hv = Lgw.
Capillary fringe – the zone above the water table within which the soil or rock is saturated by water under less than atmospheric pressure.
Capillary fringe and unsaturated flow in a reservoir porous bank.
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Capillary fringe soil sampling Discrete soil samples will be collected from the capillary fringe at each groundwater monitoring well location to assess possible presence of a smear zone.
Capillary fringe: A zone immediately above the water table in which water is drawn upward from the water table by capillary action.
Capillary fringe: The zone immediately above the water table in which water is held by capillarity.
Additional Terms and Definitions Capillary fringe: the zone of a porous medium above the water table within which the porous medium is saturated by water under pressure that is less than atmospheric pressureComposite Sample: A series of water samples taken over a given period of time and weighted by flow rate.Extraction well: a well employed to extract fluids (either water, gas, free product, or a combination of these) from the subsurface.