Detailed Page on Growing Your Own Spirulina

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Found a useful web page on spirula cultivation at home. Has excellent details. Might not be exactly useful for oil production, but some details provided could be used for high-yield algal strains as well?

Grow Your Own Spirulina

This is the condensed version of a "Manual of small scale spirulina culture" written in French and distributed by Antenna Technology. This is not one more book on spirulina. Excellent ones are available*, dealing with such topics as :
- what is spirulina ?
- what is its natural habitat ?
- how did the Aztecs harvest it and eat it ?
- how was it rediscovered 30 years ago ?
- what nutrients, vitamins, minerals does it contain ?
- what are its food-grade specifications ?
- what are its numerous benefits for your health ?
- how does industry manufacture and market spirulina ?
- why is spirulina ecologically friendly ?
- why has it such a brilliant future ?
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