Permeable contaminant barrier system

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas;
• and,
• directing said primary treated gas to generate at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element,
• wherein said treating comprises passing said mixed gas through a plurality of passages in said flow element coated with a decontaminating agent to create said primary treated gas.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas;
• directing said primary treated gas to generate at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• and,
• providing a decontamination unit for receiving and further treating said primary treated gas to form a secondary treated gas.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas;
• and,
• directing said primary treated gas to generate at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element,
• wherein said treating comprises passing said mixed gas from said second space through a decontamination unit to create said primary treated gas,
• wherein said directing comprises channeling said primary treated gas into and through said flow element creating a suction effect within said flow element to contribute to said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas, wherein said treating comprises passing said mixed gas from said second space through a decontamination unit to create said primary treated gas;
• directing said primary treated gas to generate at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• positioning an inlet of a piping system to communicate with said second space to contribute to said merging to form said mixed gas;
• positioning said piping system outlet to flow said primary treated gas from said decontamination unit into said flow element;
• and,
• configuring said flow element to direct gas inside the flow element to said second space and create a suction effect to draw said contaminated matter from said first space.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas, wherein said treating comprises passing said mixed gas from said second space through a decontamination unit to create said primary treated gas;
• directing said primary treated gas to generate at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• and
• locating at least one fin in said decontamination unit, and coating said at least one fin with a decontaminating agent to enhance said treating of contaminants.

A system for capturing and mitigating contaminants from a first space, the system comprising:

• a chamber providing a second space;
• a flow element intermediate the first space and the second space, the flow element comprising first openings, air passages, flow conduits, second openings, and third openings, wherein the flow element is configured to permit at least some contaminated matter in the first space to enter the flow element through the first openings and pass through the flow conduits to exit the third openings to reach the second space, wherein the second openings fluidically connect the air passages with the flow conduits, wherein the first openings, second openings, and third openings are different from one another;
• a decontamination agent and/or decontamination unit for treating contaminants;
• and,
• a fan configured to create a suction effect at the first openings by creating a positive pressure which causes air flow from the air passages into the flow conduits or a negative pressure which causes air flow from the flow conduits into the air passages,
• wherein the flow element, chamber, and fan are arranged such that when the fan is operating, (i) the at least some contaminated matter is segregated into a portion of contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter, (ii) the segregated contaminated gas is merged with gas from the second space to form a mixed gas, and (iii) at least some of the mixed gas is moved through the air passages of the flow element and subjected to the decontamination agent and/or the decontamination unit to form a treated gas, and
• wherein the chamber is configured for collecting the residual contaminated matter for further processing.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas;
• directing said primary treated gas to generate at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• and,
• recirculating some or all of the primary treated gas to the first space and/or the second space.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas and non-gaseous waste;
• causing said contaminated matter from said first space to enter into said flow element;
• collecting said non-gaseous waste in said second space for further processing;
• merging the at least some contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas;
• and,
• directing at least some of said primary treated gas into one or more of the flow element and the first space to generate a positive pressure that contributes at least some to said step of causing the contaminated matter from said first space to enter into said flow element.

A process of capturing and mitigating contaminants comprising:

• providing a flow element intermediate a first space and a second space, said first space having contaminated matter with at least some contaminated gas;
• drawing said contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element;
• segregating at least a portion of said contaminated gas away from said contaminated matter resulting in segregated contaminated gas and residual contaminated matter;
• collecting said residual contaminated matter in said second space for further processing;
• merging said segregated contaminated gas with gas from said second space to form a mixed gas;
• treating contaminants in said mixed gas to form a primary treated gas;
• and,
• directing at least some of said primary treated gas from passages of the flow element toward the second space to generate a suction effect for at least some of said drawing of contaminated matter from said first space into said flow element.