Patent ID: 6531063
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B01J,B09C,C02F,G21F,Y10S

Abstract:
A septic system for the removal of nitrogen contaminants from septic wastewater effluent, which system comprises:a) a source of wastewater containing nitrogen contaminants; b) a septic tank- connected to said source of wastewater to receive such .wastewater and to provide a wastewater effluent from said septic tank; c) a secondary treatment means to receive the wastewater effluent, to reduce suspended solids in the wastewater effluent and to lower biological oxygen demand (BOD) and discharge a clarified wastewater; d) a zeolite tank means to receive the clarified wastewater and the tank means containing zeolite material selected to capture and.retain the nitrogen contaminants in the clarified wastewater and to provide a decontaminated wastewater effluent; e) a leach field means to receive the decontaminated wastewater effluent from the zeolite tank means; and f) a means to regenerate periodically, the zeolite material in the zeolite tank means, when the zeolite material can no longer substantially capture and retain the nitrogen contaminants.