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biofilter
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biofilter [′bī·ō‚fil·tər]
(engineering)
An emission control device that uses microorganisms to destroy volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants.


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But, says Lenihan, "it wasn't until [people] began to overharvest biofiltration organisms"--such as oysters--"that we saw massive changes in water quality.
For PUCB production, recuperative thermal oxidizers, recuperative catalytic oxidizers and carbon adsorption were the chosen technologies and for all other production and storage area concentrators, regenerative thermal oxidizers and biofiltration were chosen as the best methods of control.
This pilot is treating a slip stream using a Bio*airVENT[TM] biofiltration system consisting of a biotrickling filter and a biofilter each 3' in diameter by 9' tall.
 
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