Hi Folks, Bhaskar, I am linking a Diatom website which has a bank of other related websites. http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html#ultimate
<http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html#ultimate>This is a new field for me to study and I apologize for not getting back to your PM this weekend. And, the lake has thrived once I balanced the pH, way beyond my expectations. >From the little time I have had to study up on the subject, I can offer only two question. 1) How do you envision deploying them in a way that can maintain a focused effect on a hydrate field? 2) Can you address the issue of their competitive metabolic needs with that of the surrounding biota. In that, would they pose a threat to the natural food chain if deployed and maintained in large quantities? I want to thank you for your persistence in trying to raise the use of this path of thought. I personally am having to climb multiple steep learning curves on the methane issue and actually welcome another. I believe the most advanced ideas will come from what has been described by Matt Ridley as "Ideas Having Sex". This is his TED Talk. http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex.html <http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex.html>On the issue of my first question to you. Would a type of physical "incubator" for establishing colony growth be useful in deploying and maintaining diatoms in a prescribed area work in your opinion? If so, any ideas on the best way to design such an incubator? Sam brought up a study showing potential hypoxic ocean areas. Here is the link http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/04/methane-arctic/ As you can see from the second figure, the entire north Pacific is becoming hypoxic due to methane dissociation. As a side note, that area has the most intense bottom trawling activity on the planet. The path of dead biota they leave behind has to impact O2 levels. One potential benefit of mass stimulation of Diatoms has come to mind. Ocean Acidification is the elephant in the room, as far as marine health is concerned. Bhaskar, do you think it is possible that by increasing Diatom production in a local area that the pH level in the local waters can be adjusted? My thought is that if the acid is used up by dissolving this "introduced" mass, would it have a positive effect on the local biotic web? We do need a marine biologist giving input here. Thanks again for bringing this forward. Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
