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 will need Adobe 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)