CNS stimulants and Algae - (Apr/06/2016 )

I've recently been doing a lot of reading on algae and potential implications on bio-fuels and nutritional supplements. I'm interested in trying to see if I can create the proper conditions for them to grow but do it as cheaply as possible. I am currently prescribed ritalin for AD/HD and was doing a report for a med class and became interested in the effects certain drugs had on the CNS system of humans.  The idea dawned on me to figure out how a CNS stimulant might affect algae. Ritalin is relatively nuetral with a pH of 7.2. I know that they do not have a cns but does anyone have any hypothesis?

algaegrower4l on Wed Apr 6 19:41:11 2016 said:

I've recently been doing a lot of reading on algae and potential implications on bio-fuels and nutritional supplements. I'm interested in trying to see if I can create the proper conditions for them to grow but do it as cheaply as possible. I am currently prescribed ritalin for AD/HD and was doing a report for a med class and became interested in the effects certain drugs had on the CNS system of humans.  The idea dawned on me to figure out how a CNS stimulant might affect algae. Ritalin is relatively nuetral with a pH of 7.2. I know that they do not have a cns but does anyone have any hypothesis?

I am not sure what you want to test.

You want to see what the effect of ritalin is on algae?