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Diagnosis of polluted sites - Drilling and extraction

Authors: Philippe PELLET, Isabelle RAIMBAULT, Claire FIESSENGER

Publication date: April 10, 2002, Review date: April 1, 2018

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3. Piezometers

3.1 Definition and objectives

In the literal sense, a piezometer is "a device used to measure the piezometric height (*) at a given point in an aquifer (**) , which indicates the pressure at that point, allowing observation or recording of a free water level or pressure" [1] .

Note :

(* ) The piezometric height is the height of the groundwater surface.

(**) This term is defined in

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