Patent ID: 6036860
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B01D,B09C,E21B

Abstract:
An apparatus for the remediation of a site contaminated with a hazardous substance, said apparatus comprising:a collection container having a first axially extending chamber defining a first interior cavity in fluid communication with a second axially extending chamber defining a second interior cavity, an axially extending side wall means forming said first axially extending chamber, said side walls of said first axially extending chamber being formed from a means for isolating a hazardous substance, said means for isolating said hazardous substance being a selectively permeable membrane having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface defining said first interior cavity of said first chamber, said outer surface configured to be in contact with said hazardous substance, said membrane permitting said hazardous substance to migrate into said first interior cavity, said second chamber being configured to be integral with said first chamber and being configured to contain said hazardous substance following isolation by said isolating means of said first chamber; and,a monitoring means, said monitoring means including a means for regulating the removal of said hazardous substance from said second chamber.