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terms:zone_of_aeration

(1) A subsurface zone containing water under pressure less than that of the atmosphere, including water held by capillarity, and containing air or gases generally at atmospheric pressure. Extends from the ground surface to the water table.

(2) Also refers to zones shallow enough that they are oxidizing, since they are replenished by rain water.

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