ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,016, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Brice Environmental Services Corp. (Fairbanks, Alaska).

"Method and system for removing contaminants from soil" was invented by Craig Jay Jones (Fairbanks, Alaska), Steven Russell Becker (San Diego), Robert Eugene Puckitt (Santa Fe, Texas) and Alan Randy Hattenburg (Dalton Gardens, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and techniques for removal of PFAS contaminants from contaminated soil or sediment are provided. Example embodiments provide a water-based ex-situ method and system at a site that utilizes particle size and particle density segregation; deagglomeration, attrition...