Silica fertilization systems and methods

A method of operating an environmental treatment distribution system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at one or more processors, one or more characteristics of water at a target location within an aquatic environment;
• receiving, at the one or more processors, one or more respective parameters of a plurality of silica sources in a plurality of silica containers supported by an aquatic vessel;
• determining, using the one or more processors, one or more desired parameters for a silica solution based on the one or more characteristics of the water at the target location;
• selecting, using the one or more processors and based on the one or more characteristics of the water at the target location and the one or more respective parameters of the plurality of silica sources in the plurality of silica containers, a first silica source of the plurality of silica sources;
• instructing, using the one or more processors, a processing system to process the first silica source of the plurality of silica sources to adjust the one or more respective parameters of the first silica source of the plurality of silica sources to form the silica solution having the one or more desired parameters;
• and
• instructing, using the one or more processors, distribution of the silica solution into the water at or near the target location.

An environmental treatment distribution system, comprising:

• a silica container supported on an aquatic vessel within an aquatic environment;
• a controller configured to generate instructions to:
• as the aquatic vessel travels within the aquatic environment:
• receive one or more characteristics of a target location within the aquatic environment;
• determine an arrival time of the aquatic vessel to the target location;
• predict one or more desired parameters for a silica solution based on the one or more characteristics of the target location and the arrival time;
• control a processing system to apply a fluid to a silica source in the silica container to form the silica solution with the one or more desired parameters;
• and
• in response to the aquatic vessel reaching the target location at or near the arrival time, control one or more output devices to distribute the silica solution into the water at the target location.