Performance and operation of a rotating biological contactor in a tilapia recirculating aquaculture system

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-274

  Brazil, Brian L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Biofiltration; Nitrification; Recirculating aquaculture system; Rotating biological contactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA OXIDATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); NITRITE FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM (RAS); ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR (RBC); TOTAL AMMONIA NITROGEN (TAN);

AQUACULTURE;

AMMONIA; AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SURFACE AREA;

AMMONIA; NITRIFICATION;

TILAPIA;

EID: 33646002068     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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