AU2005235588B2 - Methods of inhibiting microorganism growth using moss and devices for water treatment - Google Patents

Methods of inhibiting microorganism growth using moss and devices for water treatment Download PDF

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AU2005235588B2
AU2005235588B2 AU2005235588A AU2005235588A AU2005235588B2 AU 2005235588 B2 AU2005235588 B2 AU 2005235588B2 AU 2005235588 A AU2005235588 A AU 2005235588A AU 2005235588 A AU2005235588 A AU 2005235588A AU 2005235588 B2 AU2005235588 B2 AU 2005235588B2
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Vance Fiegel
David Knighton
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/50—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by addition or application of a germicide or by oligodynamic treatment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N65/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P17/00—Drugs for dermatological disorders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P17/00—Drugs for dermatological disorders
    • A61P17/02—Drugs for dermatological disorders for treating wounds, ulcers, burns, scars, keloids, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P31/00—Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics
    • A61P31/04—Antibacterial agents
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/28—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by sorption
    • C02F1/286—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by sorption using natural organic sorbents or derivatives thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2103/00—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
    • C02F2103/42—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools

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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Dermatology (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Communicable Diseases (AREA)
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  • Hydroponics (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Plant Substances (AREA)
  • Purification Treatments By Anaerobic Or Anaerobic And Aerobic Bacteria Or Animals (AREA)
  • Water Treatment By Sorption (AREA)
  • Pretreatment Of Seeds And Plants (AREA)
  • Micro-Organisms Or Cultivation Processes Thereof (AREA)
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US56208904P 2004-04-14 2004-04-14
US56219604P 2004-04-14 2004-04-14
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JP (1) JP2007533378A (https=)
CN (1) CN1942405B (https=)
AU (1) AU2005235588B2 (https=)
NO (1) NO20065204L (https=)
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WO (1) WO2005102935A2 (https=)

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CA2779715A1 (en) * 2010-08-30 2012-03-08 Embro Corporation Inhibition of biofilm formation and removal of biofilm by use of moss
AU2012304640A1 (en) 2011-09-07 2014-03-13 Embro Corporation Use of moss to reduce disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants
AU2012328894A1 (en) * 2011-10-24 2014-04-10 Embro Corporation Removal and inhibition of scale and inhibition of corrosion by use of moss
US9795809B2 (en) 2013-12-23 2017-10-24 Embro Corporation Use of moss to improve dental health

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US4002566A (en) * 1975-04-07 1977-01-11 Smith John D Water purifying systems
GB2134793A (en) * 1983-02-11 1984-08-22 Vernon Carus Ltd Absorbent media comprising sphagnum moss
US6036851A (en) * 1995-10-19 2000-03-14 Simmering; Stephen G. Peat bale filtration element
US6620321B2 (en) * 1999-12-30 2003-09-16 Edward R. Festa Biofilter system and method for treating wastewater

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US4002566A (en) * 1975-04-07 1977-01-11 Smith John D Water purifying systems
GB2134793A (en) * 1983-02-11 1984-08-22 Vernon Carus Ltd Absorbent media comprising sphagnum moss
US6036851A (en) * 1995-10-19 2000-03-14 Simmering; Stephen G. Peat bale filtration element
US6620321B2 (en) * 1999-12-30 2003-09-16 Edward R. Festa Biofilter system and method for treating wastewater

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WO2005102935A2 (en) 2005-11-03
EP1747174A2 (en) 2007-01-31
CN1942405A (zh) 2007-04-04
NO20065204L (no) 2006-11-13
HK1104810A1 (en) 2008-01-25
AU2005235588A1 (en) 2005-11-03
JP2007533378A (ja) 2007-11-22
WO2005102935A3 (en) 2005-12-29
CN1942405B (zh) 2011-05-11

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