Atlanta-based Oldcastle Infrastructure has secured Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approval for the BioPod
Biofilter System with StormMix Media, recognized for 50 percent total phosphorus removal efficiency--the highest available rating.
A workshop headed by Maj Sandeep Kadian was also organised to educate the local women about the importance of purification of water and construction of
biofilter using the locally-available material such as sand, aggregate and charcoal.
Argentina), for comparison with the traditional bacterial
biofilter. The bivalve selected for the study was the Tehuelche scallop [Aequipecten tehuelchus (d'Orbigny, 1842)] from the Gulf of San Jose (Patagonia, Argentina).
* Alternative 3: Install a living wall and a
biofilter equipped with a return air plenum that can be connected to the nearby air-handling unit's return duct.
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biofilter requires oxygen to provide an aerobic environment where nitrifying bacteria can thrive.
In Brief: A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate students from Auburn University's department of biosystems engineering and department of industrial and systems engineering showcased their senior work--a
biofilter media design aimed to improve water treatment systems--during the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., in April.
Biofilter scheme: 1--aspirator; 2--VOC gas source; 3--biogenic solution tank with pump; 4--excess water reservoir; 5--biofilter housing; 6--sampling holes; 7--the liquid phase; 8--polypropylene plate; 9--gas phase; 10--irrigation nozzles; 11, 12, 13--connecting hoses; 14--polypropylene plates segment; 15--polypropylene plate
However, what complicates the use of a
biofilter is dependence oil its efficiency on the conditions created for the microorganism's activity.
The Barangay Water Project uses malunggay seeds packed with an adsorbent, such as sand, carbonized rice husk or activated carbon, to create a point-of-use
biofilter that can either be used at home or in small communities, like a school, for purifying drinking water, Canada-based Sheree Pagsuyoin, the project's lead investigator, said in an e-mail interview.