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chlorophyll solutions are used in herbal medicine as detoxifying remedies. they are say the chrorophyl binds with toxins built up in the digestive tract and are passed through. So I think as a priliminary filter after particulate filtration a bed of dried but preserved so to keep the chlorophyll active
could have the water passed through it. There will be definite dissolving of compounds from the green mass which perhaps could be counteracted later on. Just a very cheap medium for filtering really where taste is less important than removal of particular substances
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Baked... google for "water treatment methods" and add your toxin of choice. F'rinstance marshes are often used not only to filter human waste but to remove heavy metals. |
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hmmm handy when u have a marsh. so why not a marsh in a box...culture + green mass and some reliable filters |
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Basically because anything you put in a box has a limited shelf life. Even if preserve the chlorophyl in your box, the act of binding to a given toxin will render it powerless against further toxins, and there is no living thing cycling it back to usefulness. Furthermore, leaves come pre-mixed with various fungi and bacteria that will likely prove harmful in and of themselves if allowed to propagate in a water-filled box. |
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This is a good suggestion at heart, but ideally you want to find a way to keep the plant matter live while you pump the gunk through it. |
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I doubt there's anything magical about
chlorophyll. Organic matter in general
tends to bind a wide range of small
molecules and metals; you'd probably be
better off filtering through peat. |
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//use well dried leaves to filter toxins from water//
In England, we call this a nice cup of tea. |
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