Technical References

Beadfilter & Aquaculture - Recent and Ongoing Research

An Integrated Closed Recirculating Greenhouse Pond Module for the Production of Brackish Water Species with Emphasis on Red Drum Sciaenops Ocellatus; Board of Regents, with Charles Weirich, (1998-2001, $ 189,167).

Impact of Interstitial Turbulence Induced by Porosity and Fluxrate Variations on the Biofiltration Performance of Floating Bead Filters; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1998 -2000, $ 165, 598).

Establishment of National Guidelines for Classification and Competitive Evaluation of Integrated Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System Design; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, with Aurelio A. DeLosReyes (1998, total $ 12,336).

Cost Minimization of Recirculating Finnish Production Systems by Integrated Use of Airlift Pumps and Expandable Granular Biofilters, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1994 -1996, $ 124,824).

Energy Conservation in Intensive Alligator Producing Systems Using Expandable Granular Biofilter (EGB) and Recirculation Technologies; Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, (1994-1997, $ 388,582).

Characterization, Treatment and Disposal of Aquacultural Sludge; United States Department of Agriculture, with S. Chen (1993-1995, $ 55,718).

Manipulation of Feed Ingredient Particle Size as a Means to Improve Catfish Waste Management, United States Department of Agriculture, with Shulin Chen and Robert Reigh (1993-1995, $ 48,624).

Size Distribution, Environmental Impact and Removal Efficiency of Suspended Particles in High Density Aquacultural Systems; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1993 - 1995).

Design and Evaluation of a Commercial Scale Propellor-Washed Bead Filter; National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (1993 - 1995, $138,092).

Computer Aided Sizing of Biofiltration Systems; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1993-1994, $2,000).

Development and Testing of a Commercial Scale Recirculating Aquaculture System; United States Department of Agriculture, with Dudley Culley (1993-1994, $ 38,115).

Development and Testing of a Commercial Scale Recirculating Aquaculture System; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1992 - 1994, $ 38,115).

Integrated Intensive Recirculating Tilapia Production System with Expandable Granular Media Biofiltration; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1992 - 1994, $ 115,130).

Installation and Evaluation of Alligator Farm EGB Biological Filter; Louisiana Department of Agriculture (1992-1993, $6,166).

Optimization of Biological Filtration in Recirculating Finfish Culture Systems by Minimizing Solids Time, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1991-1993, $ 55,539).

Optimization of High Density Recirculating Aquaculture Production Units: Phase I: State-of-the-Art Design; Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the National Sea Grant College Program (1991-1993, $ 35,604).

Optimization of Biological Filtration for High Density Recirculating Aquaculture Production Units, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (1990-1991, $ 5,000).