ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,786, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Loureiro Engineering Associates Inc. (Plainville, Conn.).
"System for in situ filtration of water supply" was invented by Michael C. Marley (Newburyport, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for removing PFAS compounds from ground water is provided. The system allows for deployment around drinking water wells to reduce the flux of PFAS compounds reaching the well. Instead of removing contaminants from a water supply after the water has been collected, the system allows for the deployment of an adsorbent directly in the soil. The adsorbent can remove the contaminant while allowing the w...