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to Clients: General Scientific, Including
Industrial, Waste Remediation, Agricultural and Environmental
On
this page, I offer an overview and brief summary of some services in
the general scientific category which
I have rendered to consulting and contractual clients since 1998. In
all
cases, any significant details which might allow an observer to
identify a client or technology or technology details to an
inappropriate extent have been
obscured to maintain complete client confidentiality.
A
note about client privacy and confidentiality: Identity of my clients
and details of work rendered for my clients, unless explicit
arrangements have been made otherwise, remains entirely confidential
and private. This is of utmost importance in this field, as many of my
clients have a number of proprietary and trade secrets for technologies
and processes which they wish to keep confidential.
- For
a large organic turkey-raising "factory farm" operation in Australia:
design of a complete misting system for application of a
customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) in a mist/spray in large turkey-rearing barns for odor
management, reduction of pathogens and reduction of morbidity and
mortality. Service included providing detailed schematic and functional
diagrams and specification of all components and vendors.
- For
a wastewater engineering services company:
design a complete system for treatment of municipal sewage wastewater
for reduction of odor and pathogens and management of BOD/COD,
using a customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators). Project involved
misting/spraying and injection at pump stations, lift stations and all
stations within the sewer plant. Service included providing detailed
schematic and functional diagrams and specification of all components
and vendors. Included on-site training of key technical staff in
fermentation of beneficial microbial products and in application
technology.
- For
a small entrepreneurial
start-up venture headed by a chemical engineer:
product development of a kitty litter supplemental treatment
employing a customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) which will reduce odor and drastically increase
length of period between cleanings of kitty litter box.
- For
an established
producer/distributor of cleaning supplies owned by an industrial
chemist: assist
in development of a "green" and non-toxic line of cleaning,
deodorizing, mold remediation and air freshening products.
Included on-site training of technical
staff in production and bottling/packaging techniques.
- For
an established
producer/distributor of organic and sustainable agricultural and
gardening supplies: assist
in development of a line of products for odor, waste
treatment,
bedding treatment, barn air quality management and composting
employing a customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators).
Included on-site training of technical staff in production and
bottling/packaging techniques. Also included assistance on
labeling, including labeling statements and claims.
- For
a large chain of
distilleries and related industrial plants in India:
designed treatment systems employing a customized
proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) to drastically reduce odors and reduce BOD, COD,
breeding
of
mosquitoes and flies and to particularly reduce levels of pathogenic
microbes in their
wastewater, and also to dissolve and remove a 15-year accumulation of
sludge which was clogging their wastewater holding lagoons and the
interior of a methane biodigester tank. Service included on-site
evaluation and training of technical staff in bulk production via
fermentation, and in application, of microbial-based antioxidative
liquids.
- For
a large industrial plant in
Nicaragua:
designed a treatment system employing a customized proprietary
formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) to drastically reduce odors and reduce BOD, COD,
breeding
of mosquitoes and flies and levels of pathogenic microbes in their
wastewater. Service included on-site evaluation and
training of technical staff in production of microbial-based liquids
via fermentation.
- For
a large commercial factory
farm raising 20,000 ducks per barn:
provided recommendations employing a customized proprietary
formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators)
for treating duck waste material in barns and in a
large
wastewater pond containing the waste from two duck-rearing barns, for
the purposes of reducing ammonia, hydrogen sulfide gas, outdoor
airborne odor, and reducing COD, BOD and levels of pathogenic microbes
in the barns, in the wastewater pond, and in recovered sludge used as a
biofertilizer on farm fields
- For
a commercial producer
of aerobic compost tea products for organic and sustainable
farmers: guided them in using a customized
proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) to drastically reduce levels of pathogenic
microbes and odors in aerobic compost tea (ACT) products. Included
on-site training of technical
staff in production techniques. Also included
assistance on labeling, including labeling statements and
claims.
- For
a large producer of fish
emulsion for the agricultural and gardening fields:
guided them in
using a customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) to drastically reduce levels of pathogenic
microbes and odors in their product line. Included product testing and
development of appropriate treatment methods in my in-house
laboratory. Included on-site training of technical
staff in production techniques. Also included
assistance on labeling, including labeling statements and
claims.
-
For an organic fertilizer producer, guided them in a complete
A-to-Z process for production of fish hydrosylate from fish scrap.
- For a fertilizer
producer/vendor, guided
them in complete process for producing fermented fish hydrosylate for
use as an enhanced value-added fish fertilizer
- For a large agricultural client in South
Africa, guidance
in an A-to-Z process for bioremediation of a patch of soil -- at a site
that had previously been an industrial site -- containing high levels
of toxic waste (including chromate and oxidative toxins)
using a customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators).
- For
an Asian
distributor/producer of a beneficial microbial culture product: was
asked to help them to remediate production problems with certain
batches of their syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) inoculant culture
product
which were lacking
in PNSB microbes and to uniformly increase levels of PNSB in
their
products.
- For
a producer/distributor of a
high-end specialty consumer/skin care products:
was asked to assist them in increasing levels of PNSB
in
their syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) product to ensure
greater
levels of product
effectiveness. This work involved testing for PNSB
levels
using proprietary rapid-assay methods in my in-house laboratory as well
as testing of representative samples by a certified external
independent testing laboratory.
- For
a large Asian fish-farming
and shrimp-farming operation:
was asked to provide guidance on using a customized
proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) in all phases of their aquaculture
operations to reduce use of medications, to reduce levels of pathogenic
microbes in water and on fish and shellfish, to reduce ammonia,
hydrogen sulfide gas and odors in water, and to reduce BOD, COD and
levels of toxic heavy metals in water.
- For
a producer/distributor
of deodorizing and mold remediation products:
was asked to assist them in increasing levels of PNSB
in their syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) related
product to reach greater levels of product effectiveness. This work
involved testing for PNSB
levels
using proprietary rapid-assay methods in my in-house laboratory as well
as testing of representative samples by a certified external
independent testing laboratory.
- For
a medium-sized distributor
of organic products and juices:
was asked to assess various measures of nutritional antioxidant
activity (i.e., ORAC, SORAC, NORAC, HORAC, SOD activity, FRAP, ORP and
RH score, etc.) available to them and to provide recommendations
regarding best and most efficient measures to employ for each class of
product, to recommend laboratories which would perform such
tests, and
to steer their labeling and marketing statements regarding antioxidant
properties of their products.
- For
small and medium-sized
organic or sustainable farms: have
been asked by over 40 farming operations to recommend applications and
rates for use of a customized proprietary formulation of
beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial
accelerators) in
treating soils, compost, wastewater, barn waste and manure pits,
barnyard odors, polluted streams, contaminated farm soils, and as a
supplement to livestock feed to increase feed conversion efficiency and
to reduce morbidity and mortality of poultry and livestock.
- For
a producer/distributor of green and sustainable-living products: was
asked to evaluate a
number of competing brands/types of microbial-based products for odor
removal and odor management, and for reducing levels of
pathogenic
microbes on environmental surfaces, in soils, in compost and in
building materials subject to flooding.
- For
a commercial business property owner: was
asked to evaluate several competing green and
sustainable technologies and make recommendations for
remediating
two plots of soil on their property that had been contaminated with
motor oil, petrochemical fuels, chromate (aka chromium VI) and PCBs.
- For two clients in Central and
South America: bioremediation
of large areas of contaminated soil (including locations of several
previous toxic spills) using a customized proprietary
formulation of beneficial syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM) and microbial boosters
(aka microbial accelerators).
- For three
agricultural clients
in North America and South
America: guided conversion of hardpacked, largely-clay
unusable soils
intended for agricultural use into rich productive soil using a
customized proprietary formulation of beneficial syntropic antioxidative
microbes (SAM), microbial boosters (aka microbial
accelerators) and soil
amendments.
- For two
industrial waste
treatment firms: formulated microbial
booster (aka microbial accelerator) and related co-factor nutrient
products for use as an adjunct to microbial treatment of wastewater
stream with syntropic
antioxidative microbes (SAM).
- For a large producer of natural and organic
nutritional supplements:
created process and procedures for digesting large multi-ton batches of
fresh cod liver enzymatically to produce a cod liver oil nutritional
supplement for human and animal use, and also created processes and
procedures for further treating the cod liver oil via fermentation to
drastically decrease odor, increase levels of antioxidants present in
the oil, and to increase bioavailabiity of various nutrients in the cod
liver oil.
- For a commercial
venture in northern Europe:
acted as a consultant and overseer of the design and
implementation/installation by local contractors of a 120+ kW solar
photovoltaic (PV) grid-tied installation selling AC power back to the
local utility grid.
- For several small
companies and homeowners across the world:
consultation, design and implementation of an off-grid backup AC power
system using flooded lead-acid (FLA) batteries, capable of supplying 10
kilowatt-hours (kWH) per day of AC power for up to 18 days in the
absence of commercial AC power from utility sources (that is, in the
event of a prolonged power failure with a duration of up to 18 days),
for a total energy storage capacity of about 200 kWH of battery backup
power. Such an extended-term battery backup uninterruptible power
system (aka UPS) is sometimes called a perpetual power unit (PPU).
While a conventional uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system provides
backup AC power for a period of time ranging from three minutes to two
hours in the event of commercial power failure, a perpetual power unit
can provide backup AC power for periods ranging from one day to over 30
days in the event of prolonged periods of commercial power outage, and
will then recharge its battery bank(s) once AC power has been restored,
or if connected to a portable generator.
- For several small
companies and homeowners across the world:
consultation, design and implementation of off-grid solar PV systems,
including large battery banks for energy storage, capable of providing
up to 8 kilowatt-hours (kWH) per day of AC power for powering essential
services (i.e., lighting, charging cell phones, powering PCs, routers
and modems, etc.), and capable of supplying continuous AC backup power
for up to 8 days during periods of prolonged low-light conditions
(i.e., rainy days, cloudy skies, snow cover on solar PV panels, etc.)
where little or no power is delivered by the solar PV panels. Some of
these solar PV systems were successfully implemented in
low-available-light forested mountainous locations where a large amount
of shading and shadowing from numerous large trees was present, and
where the homeowner/business owner was wisely unwilling to cut down
many dozens or hundreds of large trees simply to eliminate
shading/shadowing of the solar PV panels.
- For several small
companies: acted as
consultant and design engineer for implementation of a complete and
comprehensive system to eliminate high levels of equipment damage and
losses from frequent surges and short-term failures of commercial AC
power, and from surges due to nearby lightning strikes. The remedies
included installation of good grounds, surge protection equipment on
incoming AC power lines and on signaling/control cables, battery backup
UPSs or PPUs for providing uninterrupted AC power to selected systems
and equipment, and installation of lightning protection systems.
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