We have been suggesting the use of silica and iron in to cause bloom of Diatom Algae. This is better than using just fertilizer.
Fertilizer (N and P) would lead to bloom of any phytoplankton, i.e., Cyanobacteria too and this may cause other problems. As you know Gulf of Mexico already suffers from a dead zone due to excess nutrients i.e., mainly fertilizer run off down the Mississippi River, so using more fertilizer in the Gulf may not be advisable. best regards Bhaskar On Jun 9, 11:41 pm, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > This was recently covered on BBC radio 4 material world show. It is done by > putting fertilizer and bacteria into the containment booms > > The technique has been published but I'm not sure is the journal > > A > > On 9 Jun 2010 19:30, "Brennan Jorgensen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Would anyone have a reference to research that demonstrates an > effective means for increasing the primary production of > phytoplankton for the remediation of oil-contaminated seawater? This > could potentially offer a two-fold solution to both the assimilation > of atmospheric CO2 while increasing phytoplankton productivity and > some potential assimilation of hydrocarbons. The Gulf of Mexico, > undoubtedly, is going to require decades of remediation in one form or > another. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<geoengineering%2bunsubscr...@go > oglegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
