Nutrient Removal from Recirculating Aquaculture System Water

• Main Author: Costigan, Eliza M
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2022
• Subjects: recirculating aquaculture systems; phosphorus; adsorption; biofilters; nitrification; Environmental Engineering; Langmuir; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3639; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4720&context=etd

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), where only approximately 10% of the total system water is exchanged per day, have grown in popularity in recent years due to their potential to provide a high-quality protein source in a contained environment. With increased production comes the need for RAS...