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US 2006/0032804 A1Published application
Compositions, devices, and methods for use in environmental remediation
AssigneeR. H. Dyck. Inc.
InventorKevin McPhillips
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Abstract
What is disclosed are compositions, devices, and methods for use in environmental remediation The compositions are for use in a variety of environmental remediation barriers including fiber rolls, blankets, and berms. Applications for the use of the compositions, devices, and methods include remediation of runoff water, of livestock waste, of eutrification of waterways, and for the revetment of banks.
Claims20
A device for run-off treatment and sediment retention of water comprising:
- (a) a fiber material;
- and
- (b) one or more coagulation and/or flocculation agents selected from the group consisting of exoskeletons of anthropods and aquatic shells.
A device for treatment of run-off water and sediment retention comprising:
- a container formed in the shape of a tube;
- said container comprising a mesh;
- a fiber material packed into said tube;
- a coagulation and/or flocculation agent provided in the container and associated with the fiber material which acts to retain run-off materials in the water and/or retain sediment;
- and
- wherein said coagulation and/or flocculation agent is at least consisting of aquatic shells and/or the exoskeletons of anthropods.
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A device for treatment of water comprising:
- (a) a container;
- (b) fiber material held in said container;
- and
- (c) one or more aquatic shells and/or one or more exoskeleton of anthropods provided in the container and provided on and/or impregnated into the fiber material and which acts to retain material in the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.