Abstract: An integrated incubation, cultivation and curing system and controls for optimizing, standardizing and enhancing plant-based medical therapies by controlling and regulating plant growth, development and performance at any stage of a plant's development including propagating, growth, flowering, fruit formation or during processes associated with the handling of the culture through multiple automated, enclosed and controlled environmental systems and thereby standardizing the resultant product.

Abstract: An apparatus to optimize and enhance plant growth, development and performance at any stage of its development including sowing, growth, flowering, fruit formation or during many processes associated with the handling of the culture through an automated, enclosed and controlled environment system.

Abstract: A method to optimize and enhance plant growth, development and performance at any stage of its development including sowing, growth, flowering, fruit formation or during many processes associated with the handling of the culture through an automated, enclosed and controlled environment system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process to clean water filtration media in a filtration bed. The process includes applying a granular cleaner to the water filtration media and applying an activator to the water filtration media. This causes a chemical reaction between the granular cleaner, activator and water filtration media resulting in the cleaning of the water filtration media. The residual granular cleaner and activator, along with suspended and dissolved contamination from the water filtration media, are removed by rinsing with water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process to clean water filtration media in a filtration bed. The process includes applying a granular cleaner to the water filtration media and applying an activator to the water filtration media. This causes a chemical reaction between the granular cleaner, activator and water filtration media resulting in the cleaning of the water filtration media. The residual granular cleaner and activator, along with suspended and dissolved contamination from the water filtration media, are removed by rinsing with water.

Abstract: A composition and method for the removal of biological fouling from wetted surfaces intermittently or continuously in contact with water is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing a cleaning composition of basic pH from a strong base and an active oxygen donor component, applying the composition to the surface to be cleaned, and after a selected residence time, removing any unreacted cleaning composition and all removed fouling by rinsing or flushing with water.

Abstract: A method for determining the relative level of contamination of a component in a water treatment infrastructure is disclosed. The method includes the steps of at least partially filling the component with water; isolating the component from the remainder of the infrastructure; taking a control water sample from the component at a point in time Ts and determining the quality of the water sample at Ts; storing the control water sample for a preselected test period Tt and in a container which will not affect the quality of the water sample; taking a second water sample from the component at a point in time Ts+Tt; determining the quality of the second water sample and the quality of the control water sample at Ts+Tt and calculating the water quality decrease in the control sample and the second sample during the test period Tt. The relative level of contamination of the component is calculated by subtracting any water quality decrease in the control sample from the water quality decrease in the second sample.

Abstract: A composition and method for the removal of biological fouling from wetted surfaces intermittently or continuously in contact with water is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing a cleaning composition of basic pH from a strong base and an active oxygen donor component, applying the composition to the surface to be cleaned, and after a selected residence time, removing any unreacted cleaning composition and all removed fouling by rinsing or flushing with water.

Abstract: A process for the disposal of treatment fluid runoff from drinking water facilities cleaning procedures is disclosed. Due to accumulating sediments, mineral deposits and biological contamination, drinking water tanks and facilities must be cleaned on a regular basis to guarantee water quality and reduce the amount of chlorination required. Various cleaning processes are known, which produce contaminated treatment fluid runoff. The invention provides a runoff disposal process including the principle steps of collecting the runoff in a holding facility, analyzing the pH of the runoff, neutralizing the pH of the runoff with a pH neutralizing agent, and filtering the runoff to remove suspended particulates. Additional steps may include analyzing the chlorine residual in the runoff, and de-chlorinating the runoff with a de-chlorinating agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process to clean water filtration media in a filtration bed. The process includes applying a granular cleaner to the water filtration media and applying an activator to the water filtration media. This causes a chemical reaction between the granular cleaner, activator and water filtration media resulting in the cleaning of the water filtration media. The residual granular cleaner and activator, along with suspended and dissolved contamination from the water filtration media, are removed by rinsing with water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process to clean said water filtration media in a filtration bed. The process includes applying a granular cleaner to the water filtration media and applying a catalyst to the water filtration media. This causes a chemical reaction between the granular cleaner, catalyst and water filtration media resulting in the cleaning of the water filtration media. The residue granular cleaner and catalyst, along with suspended and dissolved contamination from the water filtration media, are rinsed by the application of water.

Abstract: The invention comprises a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor (LAPI) having hemagglutination activity which is extracted from the seeds of Pentaclethra macroloba. The crude extract was found to comprise an active species having a molecular weight in the range 1.5-60 kilodaltons and further comprises an amino acid containing component, a fluorescent component and sugars. The basic unit of the active species contains approximately the following type and number of amino acid residues averaged over a plurality of separations and analyses: 3 aspartate, 3 threonine, 4.5 serine, 3.75 glutamic, 6.5 glycine, 3.5 alanine, 2.25 valine, 1.25 isoleucine, 2 leucine, 0.75 tyrosine, 1.25 phenylalanine, 5.25 lysine, 0.75 histidine, 2.25 arginine and 0.625 proline, and forms multimers, adduct, conjugate and similar species between by itself or with proteinaceous, fluorescent and sugar substance which may also be present. The active substance(s) act as an insecticide and have been found to increase insect mortality in bioassays.