Preliminary investigation of an integrated aquaculture-wetland ecosystem using tertiary-treated municipal wastewater in Los Angeles County, California

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-354

  Costa Pierce, Barry A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eichhornia crassipes; Inorganic nitrogen removal; Integrated aquaculture wetland ecosystem; Solar energy aeration system; Tertiary treated wastewater

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUACULTURE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; POLYCULTURE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

UNITED STATES, CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY;

ASTACOIDEA; AVES; CYPRINUS CARPIO; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; IPOMEA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; OREOCHROMIS UROLEPIS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TILAPIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UROLEPIS;

EID: 0031719520     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(98)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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