Structures for the reduction of water impurities and methods for the deployment thereof
a technology of water impurities and structures, applied in the direction of separation processes, filtration separation, treatment water, etc., can solve the problems of shrimping operations, significant disturbance, and creating a hypoxic zon
Inactive Publication Date: 2019-01-31
HOWE ALEXANDER B +4
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The device effectively reduces nitrogen levels in water, diminishing hypoxic zones and associated environmental and economic impacts by promoting denitrification through biochemical reactions, thereby reducing harmful algal blooms and improving water quality.
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Hypoxic zones are areas within a body of water with little or no oxygen, which is an often fatal situation for marine life ranging from shellfish, corals and larger fish that are located in such areas.
More specifically, when algae comprising such blooms die and decompose, specific bacteria consume the organic material, exhausting oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, thereby creating a hypoxic zone.
As indicated above, these oxygen-free hypoxic zones create a significant disturbance to marine life and become notable environmental impacts.
Furthermore, there are increasing economic impacts associated with such zone, for example, by negatively affecting coastal fishing and shrimping operations, as well as coastal tourism industries.
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[0018]By way of overview and introduction, the present invention is described in detail in connection with a unified, compact impurity-removing device for denitrifying nutrient polluted water. Such devices are intended to be placed into waterways or other bodies of water such that nitrogen levels in water passing through such devices is reduced, the effect being the reduction of elimination of HABs and other types of algae blooms, as well as other undesired consequences of elevated levels of nitrogen in water sources.
[0019]In at least one embodiment, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the impurity-removing device is a cylindrical shaped device 100 that comprises a housing 101, a first end 102 and a second end 104. The first end has an open ingress hole 106 that allows liquid to enter through such ingress hole. The second end is fitted with or covered by a cap 108, which has multiple egress holes 110 (see FIG. 3), and is sized and shaped to the second end 104. A collection strip 112 is loca...
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Devices are provided herein for the purification of free flowing or semi-free flowing bodies of water by removing impurities, such as nitrates. In one or more implementations, the impurity-removing device includes a cylindrically shaped housing that is open on both ends and defining an inner cavity. A cap is disposed at one opening at one end of the housing, the cap having multiple openings placed through the cap and being sized and shaped to fit the opening at the end of the housing. The impurity-removing device also includes a collection strip on an outer surface of the housing that is colored, sized and shaped to collect heat or energy from the environment, and an impurity-removing medium contained within the inner cavity.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses for the purification of free flowing or semi-free flowing bodies of water. More particularly, embodiments of the invention concern a device for the waterbody denitrification and methods for the deployment of such devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In recent years, coastal hypoxic zones have grown in number and size. Hypoxic zones are areas within a body of water with little or no oxygen, which is an often fatal situation for marine life ranging from shellfish, corals and larger fish that are located in such areas. In the year 2014 for example, the Gulf Coast hypoxic zone ranged for approximately five thousand square miles alone the coastal line.[0003]In a memo dated Sep. 22, 2016, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) notes that removing nutrient pollution from waterways is a national priority and cites issues ...
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IPC IPC(8): C02F3/34C02F3/28C02F3/00C02F101/16C02F103/00
CPCC02F2203/006C02F3/2806C02F2301/10C02F2003/003C02F3/348C02F2101/163C02F2103/007C02F3/2826C02F3/305C02F2201/008C02F2201/009Y02A20/212Y02W10/37
InventorHOWE, ALEXANDER B.CHIN, JONATHANDONOVAN, ETHANHARRIS, MATTHEWYIN, MICHAEL JIASHU
OwnerHOWE ALEXANDER B