Patent ID: 6210569
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A01K,Y02W

Abstract:
A device to be immersed in a water body by disposition on a bottom thereof for collecting water polluting phytoplankton drifts, said device comprising:a body having face sections including a face section which is impervious to the passage of water and entrained phytoplankton disposed on the bottom of said body and forming a floor therefor, andthe remaining face sections being pervious to the passage of water and entrained phytoplankton, said remaining face sections forming sides upstanding from said floor and a top face of said body cooperating with said sides and floor to enclose a region of the body for reception and accumulation of drifts of said phytoplankton, said remaining face sections containing holes throughout their entire extent of a size to create a reduced flow rate between the water body around said device exteriorly of said enclosed region of said floor and the water within said enclosed region of said floor whereby phytoplankton conducted with water passing through said remaining face sections is deposited on said floor for collection.