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Hatchery production is one of the largest costs and restraints to fin fish aquaculture andspawning aids are ranked as a high priority drug required by the aquaculture industry.Exogenous hormone administration has been developed to induce maturation and obtainfertilized eggs.While the GnRH hormone and slow-release vehicle are not new theircombination into a commercialized product that can work be u ...

With increasing global industrialization hazardous pollutants such as heavy metals organiccompounds and pesticides are being produced in greater quantities by chemical agriculturalpharmaceutical and many other industries. Since these pollutants pose serious environmentaland health threats environmental regulations require that they are removed from wastestreams such as wastewater before dischargin ...

Phase I has proven that the current setup achieves better than 8mm spatial resolution for 2.2MeV prompt gammas. However, 1mm spatial resolution presents a significant challenge for the current setup due in part to limited timing resolution and count rate. A new analog ASIC will be developed to replace the current analog ASIC that will have better timing resolution and deliver higher count rates. I ...

This project develops markets for value-added and large-volume use of the non-wood biomass combustion ash generated in power plants and biorefineries. The targeted applications are concrete construction materials where the chemistry of non-wood biomass ash can be used beneficially to realize improved performance characteristics. The new concrete materials offer significant economic and sustainabil ...

Anaerobic digesters are capable of producing methane-rich biogas from animal manure and also offer the advantages of controlling odors, reducing pathogens, and minimizing the environmental impact of the waste. The biogas produced from anaerobic digesters is a renewable, distributed source of energy that can be used to generate electricity to offset power consumption on farms. Unfortunately, biogas ...

The United States particularly through DOE and USDA has very strong and often integrated programs targeting the development of new energy sources (e.g. biofuels, wind energy, geothermal, etc) and improvements to sustainable energy sources especially solar power. Billions of dollars have been invested in diverse programs. In contrast, similar integrated efforts at similar scales directed towards ne ...

AS THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN, LITTLE ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AQUACULTURE, UNTIL RECENTLY. BETTER COLLECTION TECHNIQUES FOR FISH WASTEMATERIAL, WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF A SLURRY AND IS APPROXIMATELY 95% WATER, HAVE INCREASED OPERATING COSTS FOR THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY TO TREAT EFFLUENTS AND DISPOSE OF SOLIDS GENERATED. FUTURE REGULATIONS MAY LIMIT CURRENT D ...

A HIGH SPEED PLANT SETTING MECHANISM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND FIELD TESTED. THIS PATENTED TRANSPLANTING MECHANISM HAS CONSISTENTLY SET PLANTS INTO FIELD SOIL AT A RATE OF OVER 2.6 PLANTS PER SECOND. THIS RATE IS MUCH TOO FAST FOR MANUAL FEEDING SO THE OPERATION OF REMOVING MODULAR SEEDLINGPLANTS FROM THE GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION TRAYS MUST BE FULLY AUTOMATED TO SUPPLY THE PLANT SETTING MECHANISM. SINCE ...