An apparatus and method for capturing a contaminant present in a body of water that includes a collection media for capturing the contaminant and a structure. The collection media has a first end secured to the structure. The collection media has a second buoyant end disposed opposite the first end wherein buoyant end is a free end. The structure does not float at the water surface and holds the first end of the collection media below the buoyant second end in the water column. When the apparatus is deployed in a water column having a depth greater than the height of the apparatus, the apparatus is selectively positioned in the water column at a desired height. A method of employing the collection media is also disclosed.
WATER COLUMN REMEDIATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE REMEDIATION DE COLONNE D'EAU
2016-06-09
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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