Patent ID: 8361384

Claim:
A water treatment device comprising: a radiation chamber, the radiation chamber including a housing within which resides (i) a radiation source, wherein the radiation source emits radiation having a wavelength of approximately 254 nm and radiation having a wavelength of approximately 185 nm, and wherein the radiation source is generally cylindrical and has a first axis of cylinder, (ii) a magnetic field source, the magnetic field source comprising electromagnets or permanent magnets included in at least a first magnetic rod, wherein the at least first magnetic rod is generally cylindrical and has a second axis of cylinder, and (iii) a flow cell, the flow cell comprising a substantially UV transmissive material, wherein the flow cell is generally cylindrical and has a third axis of cylinder, and wherein the first, second and third axes of cylinder of the radiation source, the at least first magnetic rod, and the flow cell respectively are separate from and substantially parallel to one another, and wherein each of the radiation source, the first magnetic rod, and the flow cell are substantially surrounded by air within the radiation chamber; a water flow path, the water flow path including the flow cell and being adapted to contain a flow of water, wherein at least most of the water flow path through the radiation chamber is defined by the flow cell; and a gas injector, the gas injector being adapted to inject a gas from the radiation chamber into the water flow path.