IMPERIAL, Texas—Qualitas Health finalized a distribution agreement with Xsto Solutions for its Almega PL omega-3 ingredient for sale to the dietary supplement industry in the United States. The deal coincides with recent construction and expansion of Qualitas’ west Texas algae farming operation. Qualitas will maintain direct sales to a number of key accounts… Continue reading Qualitas Partners with Xsto to Distribute Almega PL
Daily Archives: May 29, 2014
Cellectis plant sciences reports improvement of oil content in algae
Cellectis FR:ALCLS +2.88% plant sciences, the plant genome engineering company, today announced the publication in Nature Communications the development of algae strains with improved and increased oil content… Continue reading Cellectis plant sciences reports improvement of oil content in algae
Vets Lake under algae warning
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has posted its most current list of bodies of water in Kansas that fall under health advisories, among them is Veterans Memorial Lake in Great Bend at the most serious warning status due to its on-going problem with blue-green algae…
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PORTLAND: Toxic algae is found in Portland Harbour
Experts have closed Portland Harbour as a harvesting area for molluscs such as mussels and scallops after toxic algae was found which poses a risk to health. Routine testing of scallops on the Dorset coast indicated the presence of the ASP toxin following the growth of an algal bloom extending up the English Channel…
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Algae Assimilates Harmful Ammonium, Produces Biogas
The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development has confirmed the capacity of Chlamydomonas acidophila microalgae to absorb ammoniacal nitrogen present in the liquid that comes from the… Continue reading Algae Assimilates Harmful Ammonium, Produces Biogas
Heaps of green slime takes the shine off Hervey Bay beaches
Several hundred tonnes of green slime is causing a stink as it continues to wash up on Hervey Bay’s usually pristine beaches. The large amount of thick, fibrous algae that has washed up is a natural phenomenon which usually occurs in the summer months… Continue reading Heaps of green slime takes the shine off Hervey Bay beaches