Members Only Benefits
Standard Member Benefits
Becoming a Standard Member Gives you:
  • Unrestricted number of access times to the site after becoming a member.
  • Access to all new information that is put on the site. (Sometimes weekly updates)
  • Access to information that will show many sites on the net that profess to know about duckweed and Azolla, have in fact no practical knowledge, and mislead readers.
  • Access to all the information you would wish to know about seeding, growing, cultivating, estimating commercial value, recycle water use, harvesting and eradication of duckweed.
  • The right to purchase a starter pack (if located within Australia) at an additional cost.
  • The right to upgrade to Premium Level at an additional cost.
  • The right of reply to a short question by the consultant via private email address whilst being a member.
  • Included also is the identification and the eradication of a “pest weed” which is commonly mistaken as a good duckweed known as Azolla.
  • Access to relevant data extracted from a series of projects, experiments and subsequent reports I have completed
    • With additional details being taken from 2 separate experiments and supporting conclusive evidence from the 18 month project depicted on the website.
    • Relevant details from planning the project right through to harvesting the duckweed, have been utilised.
    • Extracts from the daily observation reports are also included. The titles are as below:

Joint Venture Trial – Duckweed Growth on a Final Maturation Pond
A Biological Solution to Wastewater Improvement
A Biological Solution to Wastewater Improvement Part 2 focusing on Algal Control and Commercial Value
Duckweed in Retrospect


Answers to these Specific Questions are included
  • Where can I find duckweed?
  • Where can I buy some duckweed seeds from?
  • How do I go about seeding or establishing duckweed?
  • Duckweed for Biodiesel. See Commercial value)
  • Duckweed as a food source (See Commercial value)
  • Where does duckweed naturally occur?
  • How do I identify duckweed?
  • What is the difference between a “good duckweed” and Azolla “the pest”?
  • Photo identification of Azolla
  • Can good duckweed become a pest?
  • Can duckweed escape to the environment and block natural waterways?
  • What duckweed species do I use?
  • How much duckweed do I need to get it established?
  • What sort of fertiliser and how much fertiliser does it need to start and where can I get it?
  • How can I tell if my duckweed is healthy?
  • What are the optimum chemical growing conditions for maximum duckweed growth?
  • What are the optimum climatic conditions for duckweed growth?
  • What are the optimum pond conditions for duckweed growth?
  • What are the optimum operational conditions?
  • What are the factors which have a negative impact on duckweed growth?
  • What are the natural pest threats to duckweed?
  • What is the growth rate of duckweed?
  • What will duckweed do to the water?
  • What is Duckweed’s effect on water oxygen levels?
  • What is Duckweed’s effect on water clarity?
  • What is Duckweed’s effect on aquatic life?
  • What is Duckweed’s effect on the water’s chemical analysis?
  • Duckweed and pathogens, faecal coli forms and general bacteria levels
  • Duckweed and its effect on algal production (Complete erradication in 4 days)
  • Duckweed as commercial value
  • What is duckweed made up of?
  • What will eat duckweed?
  • What uses can duckweed have?
  • What wild ducks are known to eat duckweed?
  • How much will wild ducks eat?
  • How to protect my duckweed
  • Maximum wind conditions with and without a wind barriers
  • What is the maximum water flow tolerated by duckweed?
  • What are the maximum salinity levels and what is the effect on duckweed?
  • 4 additional experiments on varied water qualities
  • How do I get rid of duckweed?
  • How do I get rid of Azolla
  • Where ‘do I find other specific detailed answers to questions?

Membership entry of Aud $21.00 payable by:
Credit card (you are not req'd to be a Pay Pal member, but it uses Pay Pal inferface for better security )
Paypal
Direct Debit
Bank Cheque or Postal Money Order


Option of purchasing a Starter Pack once registered and located in Australia
Sufficient quantity of un-contaminated certified Lemna desperma or Lemna landoltia or both (please indicate which you would like).
Sufficient fertiliser for establishment and 3 months maintenance
Posted by express mail.
 
Premium Member Benefits
To be a Member at Premium Entry level gives you the 12 month right of entry to:


  • Automatic entry to ALL Standard Entry level rights and data plus:
  • Unrestricted number of access times to all levels of the site during the 12 months immediately after becoming a member.
  • Access to any new information that is put on the site for 12 months immediately after becoming a member.
  • The right to purchase a “starter pack” at a concessional rate (if located within Australia).
  • The right of reply to 3 short questions by the consultant via private email.
  • All the information you would wish to know about seeding, growing, cultivating, estimating commercial value, recycle water use, harvesting and eradication of duckweed at a detail level suitable for commercial application and probably more than the average person should need.
  • Access to all project information contained in these project books with only site and party identifiable information removed:

Joint Venture Trial – Duckweed Growth on a Final Maturation Pond
A Biological Solution to Wastewater Improvement
A Biological Solution to Wastewater Improvement Part 2 focusing on Algal Control and Commercial Value
Duckweed in Retrospect
Algal Table Quicklook 1
Algal Table Quicklook 2

  • Un edited - All spreadsheet, weekly graphs, weekly reporting, specific analysis and the correlation of all the variant factors on the project with regard to:
    • Changing visual assessment of the duckweeds health
    • Detailed impact of ducks, their numbers, eating habits and its influence on the project
    • Growth rates of the duckweed
    • Pond Temp
    • Ambient temp (max
    • BOD Inflow
    • BOD Effluent
    • BOD (Filt) Inflow
    • BOD (Filt) Effluent
    • Ammonia Inflow
    • Ammonia Effluent
    • Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Inflow
    • Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Effluent
    • Conductivity Inflow
    • Conductivity Effluent
    • Nitrite Inflow
    • Nitrite Effluent
    • Nitrate Inflow
    • Nitrate Effluent
    • TDS (calc from cond) Inflow
    • TDS (calc from cond) Effluent
    • Turbidity Inflow
    • Turbidity Effluent
    • Suspended solids Inflow
    • Suspended solids Effluent
    • Total Phosphorus Inflow
    • Total Phosphorus Effluent
    • Filt Reactive Phosphorus Inflow
    • Filt Reactive Phosphorus Effluent
    • Chlorophyll Inflow ug/L
    • Chlorophyll Effluent ug/L
    • Phaeophytins Inflow ug/L
    • Phaeophytins Effluent ug/L
    • Bacillariophyceae Inflow
    • Bacillariophyceae Effluent
    • Chlorophyceae Inflow
    • Chlorophyceae Effluent
    • Cryptophyceae Inflow
    • Cryptophyceae Effluent
    • Chrysophyceae Inflow
    • Chrysophyceae Effluent
    • Euglenophyceae Inflow
    • Euglenophyceae Effluent
    • Cyanobacteria Inflow
    • Cyanobacteria Effluent
    • Microcystis Inflow
    • Microcystis Effluent
    • pH Inflow
    • pH Effluent
    • Dissolved oxygen Inflow
    • Dissolved oxygen Effluent
    • Rings with >75% coverage
    • Thermo tolerant No 4
    • Thermo tolerant Effluent
    • Faecal Entererocci Inflow
    • Faecal Entererocci Effluent
    • Mercury Inflow
    • Mercury Effluent
    • Arsenic Inflow
    • Arsenic Effluent
    • Cadmium Inflow
    • Cadmium Effluent
    • Lead Inflow
    • Lead Effluent
    • Weir Flow
    • Weight (grams per 530 sq cms
    • Pond depth change
  • Access to daily observation sheet, giving details on visual estimations, judgements and decisions regarding the whole duckweed site, including growth, death and look of the duckweed along with environmental comments on what was happening at the site and the sort of aquatic life that was developing.
  • Detailed information on 8 separate experiments – Sedimentation & Trauma recovery & High BOD

One off 12 month membership entry to Premium of Aud $99.95 (or upgrade from Standard to Premium at an additional cost of Aud $79) payable by:
Credit card (you are not req'd to be a Pay Pal member, but it uses Pay Pal interface, for better security, at no cost)
Paypal
Direct Debit
Bank Cheque or Postal Money Order


 
 


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