Harmful algae bloom mitigation system
AssigneeFlorida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees
InventorLevente Gyorgy Pap
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Abstract
A large-scale harmful algae bloom mitigation system that is environmentally safe, cost-effective, and scalable utilizing a hyperoxic nanobubble treatment and remote brevetoxin screening, without relying on heavy laboratory equipment. The hyperoxic nanobubble treatment and remote brevetoxin screening system is configured for installation within a narrow cross-section of an area of a body of water. The system is a stationary, high oxygen concentration, gas flow system that injects a large amount of oxygen enriched nanobubbles underwater at a small cross-section of a body of water, thereby controlling a large amount of water rapidly and in an environmentally-safe manner.
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A hyperoxic nanobubble water treatment system for use within a body of water, the system comprising:
- a first end proximate to a first shoreline of the body of water, and a second end opposite the first end, the second end proximate to a second shoreline of the body of water;
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- a nanobubble generator spanning from the first end to the second end, the nanobubble generator including:
- a linear tube disposed between the first end and the second end, the linear tube defining at least one aperture therein;
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- at least one nozzle disposed through the at least one aperture defined by the linear tube, the at least one nozzle extending in a direction away from the linear tube and into the body of water,
- wherein the nanobubble generator, via the at least one nozzle, generates a plurality of hyperoxic nanobubbles and ejects the plurality of hyperoxic nanobubbles into the body of water, such that each of the plurality of hyperoxic nanobubbles forms an absorption and reaction site on a surface thereof to bind to a brevetoxin cell, thereby reducing brevetoxin growth and photosynthesis.
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