The Citizen's Guide series is a set of 22 fact sheets that summarizes cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites. This guide describes how a vertical engineered barrier, or "VEB," is a wall built below ground to control the flow of groundwater.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- A Citizen's Guide to Vertical Engineered Barriers (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB, 2012, 542-F-12-022)