Pollution filter and containment
Embodiments disclosed here include a buoyant filtration system and method including a buoyant rim which may be used to encircle a pollution source and attached to a submersible wall and floor. Some embodiments include the detachable filtration systems on or near the buoyant rim. Some embodiments include a bag attached to the buoyant rim where the bag is water permeable but retains the pollution in the water.
1. A system, comprising:
a buoyant rim with a top side and a bottom side, the buoyant rim encircling a void: a submersible bag attached to the buoyant bottom side, where the buoyant rim and the submersible bag are configured to form a container for containing a volume of polluted water, and wherein the buoyant rim and the submersible bag are configured to separate the volume of polluted water from water surrounding an outside of the container;
a detachable filter on the top side of the buoyant rim; and
wherein the submersible bag is water permeable and pollutant impermeable.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the buoyant rim is made of closed cell foam.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the buoyant rim is made of inflatable plastic.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter portions are attached to the buoyant rim by hook and loop.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is fibrous.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is made of a mesh.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is magnetic.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is made of plastic.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is made of metal.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is flat lying.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter includes upright fins.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is attached to the buoyant rim by magnets.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is attached to the buoyant rim by a button.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is attached to the buoyant rim by a snap.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein the detachable filter is attached to the buoyant rim by a threaded screw.
16. A system, comprising:
a buoyant rim with a top side and a bottom side, the buoyant rim encircling a void;
a submersible bag attached to the buoyant bottom side, where the buoyant rim and the submersible bag are configured to form a container for containing a volume of polluted water, and wherein the buoyant rim and the submersible bag are configured to separate the volume of polluted water from water surrounding an outside of the container;
a spout on the top side of the buoyant rim;
a detachable filter on a top side of the spout; and
wherein the submersible bag is water permeable and pollutant impermeable.