ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,267, issued on May 27, was assigned to i 2 Air Fluid Innovation Inc. (Huntington Station, N.Y.).

"Method, system, and composition of matter for reducing toxic mercury in wastewater effluent" was invented by Michael C. Radicone (Huntington Station, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for reducing toxic mercury in wastewater effluent comprises the steps of: identifying a system into which wastewater effluent is introduced, the wastewater effluent including organic compounds and organomercurial compounds; producing a treatment composition comprising a solution including a surfactant, digestive microbes suspended in the solution...