Particle sieve analysis for determining solids removal efficiency of water treatment components in a recirculating aquaculture system

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-29

  Pfeiffer, Timothy J ^a   Osborn, Andrew ^b   Davis, Megan ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Recirculation; Solids removal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RADIOISOTOPE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); REMOVAL; SOLIDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WELL STIMULATION;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION UNITS; SIEVE ANALYSIS; SOLIDS REMOVAL;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SIEVING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST; WATER TREATMENT;

TILAPIA;

EID: 48149111511     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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