Use of moss to reduce disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants
A method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants including contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products. A method of determining the effectiveness of a first method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants, the first method including contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products, the method including determining the effectiveness of the first method by measuring the level of the disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants and contacted with the amount of non-decomposed moss.
1. A method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants comprising contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products, wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced comprise one or more of the group of trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the water has been treated with a disinfectant selected from the group consisting of chlorinated, brominated, or other halogen containing disinfectants.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the disinfectant is a disinfectant that includes chlorine.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is in the form of leaves or parts of leaves.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is in the form of compressed leaves or parts of leaves.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is placed in a carrier.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the carrier is a mesh bag.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is placed in a contact chamber.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is placed in a filter cartridge housing.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is placed in a surge tank of a pool.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the water is water in a spa, swimming pool, or splash deck.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of disinfection by-products in the water is reduced by 20 percent or more after eight weeks.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of disinfection by-products in the water is reduced by 40 percent or more after eight weeks.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of disinfection by-products in the water is reduced by 60 percent or more after eight weeks.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced comprise chloroform.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced comprise one or more of chloroform, bromoform, dichlorobromomethane, and dibromochloromethane.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-decomposed moss is selected from the group consisting of sphagnum papillosum, sphagnum cristatum , and mixtures thereof.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of disinfection by-products is reduced in the air above the water.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced in the air above the water comprise one or more of chloroform, bromoform, dichlorobromomethane, and dibromochloromethane.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the disinfection by-product whose level is reduced in the air above the water is chloroform.
21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the level of disinfection by-products in the air above the water is reduced by 20 percent or more after 28 weeks.
22. The method of claim 18 , wherein the level of disinfection by-products in the air above the water is reduced by 40 percent or more after 28 weeks.
23. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced comprise one or more trihalomethanes.
24. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced comprise one or more haloacetic acids.
25. A method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants comprising contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products, wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced comprise one or more of chloroform, bromoform, dichlorobromomethane, dibromochloromethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-propanone, 1,1,1-trichloroacetonitrile, chloral hydrate, dibromochloroacetic acid, dichlorobromoacetic acid, tribromoacetic acid, and trichloroacetic acid.
26. A method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants comprising contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products, wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced consist of the group of chloroform, bromoform, dichlorobromomethane, dibromochloromethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-propanone, 1,1,1-trichloroacetonitrile, chloral hydrate, dibromochloroacetic acid, dichlorobromoacetic acid, tribromoacetic acid, and trichloroacetic acid.
27. A method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants comprising contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products, wherein the disinfection by-products whose level is reduced consist of the group of chloroform, bromoform, dichlorobromomethane, and dibromochloromethane.